Hello! I’m Erin and I’m new to having chickens, but have wanted to as long as I can remember.
We have 16 baby chicks that will be 3 weeks old tomorrow.
We have Americainas, Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Bielefelders, and Red Stars. We also have a “mystery chick”...
Yes, we know this is bass-ackwards; we got the cart before the horse or the chicks before the coop. Whatever. But Friday afternoon we brought home from Tractor Supply, 13 two-weekish old chicks and set them up all happy in the brooder (4 x 2.5 ft metal trough). Oh are they hilarious to watch...
Good morning, everyone!
I’m a first time chick mama. I will be picking up my baby chicks (barred Plymouth rock, Easter egger, olive egger, and French copper maran) next week and I’m very excited! My dad had chickens so i have been around chickens before but I’ve never raised baby chicks. I love...
I had previously posted that my 5 month old Buff Orpington went broody just a few weeks after she started laying. I ended up purchasing 3 fertile eggs because my boys aren't old enough to facilitate such things just yet and received four eggs. I was pretty sure two were not viable but don't have...