wow, they are so big! I remember when Floyd was just a little ball of fluff without any tail feathers! If only that cat was around, i'd like to see him try to get Floyd now!
Just got back in from the latest chick adventure, I live in central CA, not much here, an hour and a half from the beach and the mountains and 3 from LA and SF. We get weather mood swings here, cold winter hot summer and little in between. We have about a month of fall, then bam, cold and fog.
hooray! I'm glad Floyd is doing better! My chicks are going stir crazy, its been raining and cold the last few days, but its supposed to climb back into the 80 for the next week. <3 California...till it starts getting into the 30s...or over 110.
drop the poop in a glass of water, if it turns pink its blood. And the sales guy sounds dumb, start at 95 dropping 5-10 degrees each week till feathered out, usually 6-8 weeks depending on breed. The temp....eh, just make sure they have enough space to escape the lamp if it gets too hot for...
I just use a 100 watt bulb along with the brooder light cone thingy, but then again I have 10 chicks right now, so they can huddle for a little more heat.
oh and i have an outdoor brooder and weather that will make you want to stab me in the neck. Never fear, the first winter storm of the year...
...do any of your neighbors have chickens? Because i just can't imagine a cat carrying a chick for a quarter mile, so it probably came from your neighbors and they can tell you what Floyd is. Its not like they'd want him back, they probably have roos out the ears and really, he was already a...
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That's mean and not funny
I think she meant it as a joke
I thought it was funny, but we need a new technique, for those of us that don't want all that cat dander flying around.
I also love this thread, i've been following it for a while now and you know, a roo really does need a...