My babies did well thru the night, I got up at 2am to check them, all sleeping and quiet, this morning at 6am they were up and eating and drinking...My husband reached in and petted a RIR he named Roada, it just stood there and let him pet and pet, like it was saying "Love you dad" boy, I'm...
I got my first chic's tonite, I got a variety, 1 buff Orrington, i egger, a RIR, a barred rock, a cinnamon chic(looks just like the RIR, and a silver laced wyandont., I'm so nervous, why are they huddling in the corner? and they don't seem interested in eating or drinking...do I have to show...
Well, I set up my brooder yesterday, I*t's a large plastic tote, I put a thermometer with a probe taped to the bottom of the cage, I put in pine shavings and am testing the heat level and trying to get it rite before I go get my chic's, I've done lots of reading, just wondering if I should...
Thanks everyone for some good advice, I think I'm getting addicted to this site, there is just so much good info here. I had no idea that there were this many people getting into this. Well, I did get one good idea for a mobile pen to cover the chickens while free ranging, we have a PVC cover...
I think I better get my run built first, I really don't want to raise chics, it's been so cold here my husband isn't in a hurry to go outside and build it...grrr...I'm ready to get started.
Hi everyone from Indiana, I'm from Crawfordsville, hoping to find someone near me for some help. I just got a coop and am planning out a run, I want to start with poulets or birds under a year old, I only need 5 or six hens, was wondering if anyone in my area sells these, breed doesn't matter...