Michigan

[chicken grandma]

Kimmie, are you using a red brooder light or bright white light on them? The red light is more calming. Also, make sure that they have plenty of room to get out of the heat/light to a darker/cooler part of the brooder. Just a thought I had. On the other hand, maybe they are bored!

 

[kimmie6067]

I just read that Mom give her girls crickets I am going to get some for my chicks I bet they will have fun with them or will they go completely mad?

 

[RaZ]

Randy-
You named Flower, Sebastian?

Oreo is a wonderful name for a wonderfully oreo goat.

Do you really think I'd have a pet named "Flower"?

"Oreo" is good, but I think I like "Brie" better.

 

[kimmie6067]

Kimmie, are you using a red brooder light or bright white light on them? The red light is more calming. Also, make sure that they have plenty of room to get out of the heat/light to a darker/cooler part of the brooder. Just a thought I had. On the other hand, maybe they are bored!

The brooder is 4 ft.x 4ft and I have a red light. They just sometimes just go nuts flapping and running around. I got all kinds of things for them to do a nice stick to walk across, a large bowl with sand from the yard, a small roost my son made for the brooder and a chicken toy it looks like a play ground in there, there are 28 chicks

 

[chicken grandma]

Hmmm. Maybe they are starting to need more space? less heat?
Just ideas.....

 

[RaZ]

The brooder is 4 ft.x 4ft and I have a red light. They just sometimes just go nuts flapping and running around. I got all kinds of things for them to do a nice stick to walk across, a large bowl with sand from the yard, a small roost my son made for the brooder and a chicken toy it looks like a play ground in there, there are 28 chicks

I could be wrong, but it seems kind of crowded.

 

[RIRJen]

sounds to me like they're having fun

 

[1muttsfan]

DH saw picture and said she's an Oreo

yep - Miss Oreo Cookie

 

[kimmie6067]

I could be wrong, but it seems kind of crowded.

Do you think I need to move them into something bigger? I would have to separate them into something I don't know what. How big of a brooder do they need for 28 chicks?

 

[RaZ]

Still think he is cute? This is the business end...


Yeah, I think so too...