Chickmamaa209
In the Brooder
Hello fellow chicken owners. My mom recently gave me permission to have chickens and ready starting this amazing journey I'm planning on converting a shed into a coop & adding a large steeling wire dog kennel as a chicken run. I have been doing tons and tons of research and have learned a lot of information. So this weekend I went out to a feed store in the next town over and I bought some of every color they had (total 6) 1 rhode island red, 1 New Hampshire , 4 americanos 2 grey 2 black All supposed to be female but we'll see as they get older. I really wanted silkies, orpingtons, and plymouthrock but this was the only feeds tore around me selling chicks at the moment and I didn't want to wait until spring o next year to get my chicks. Bought them a heat lamp, tub and pine shavings, food/water tray. Purina chick started non medicated, chick grit, hydro hen a supplement for their water & "farmers helper ultra kibble for chicks" mix this in with there food 1:7 ratio for extra protein, veggies, minerals all that good stuff. How am I doing so far ? I have a decent back yard not too big and not too small id say medium size. Later in the spring I want to add a few more chickens to my flock probably around 4-5 more. another question non medicated or medicated feed for my baby? I don't want them catching anything from my back yard ive had a few dogs catch parvo I know that has nothing to do with chickens but who knows what else can be in the dirt
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