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pagumby said:
GRRR...I'd like to send the IRS a box of marshmallow peeps!!!
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NNNooooo!!!!
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Don't waste good peeps like that!
 
Ok everyone I have a question... well actually my 7 year old does and since I am new to raising chickens I can't answer it. He would like to know when the chicks will start sounding like...well...chickens. lol He actually looked at me and said when will they start clucking and stuff. Thanks in advance and sorry for sounding like a goofball.
 
Eric T said:
Ok everyone I have a question... well actually my 7 year old does and since I am new to raising chickens I can't answer it. He would like to know when the chicks will start sounding like...well...chickens. lol He actually looked at me and said when will they start clucking and stuff. Thanks in advance and sorry for sounding like a goofball.
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Nothing goofball about it...
Your chicks will continue the high pitched cheeping for probably 3 or 4 weeks, after that their vocalizations start to get louder but still don't get the variety of an adult bird. You will start noticing a greater range of sounds and tones around 8 or 9 weeks and even roos starting to try to crow. They develop the more defined 'cluck' and a much more definitive and manly sounding crow after about 16 wks or so.
Just understand, this is how my last 3 groups or so of youngsters did, but they were EEs, Barred Rocks, Australorps and some other mutt, large fowl breeds. That maturation time may vary with other breeds. I know many of the Silkies don't start crowing till much later.
May be able to give you a more accurate timeframe if you are dealing with a particular breed and someone else here is familiar with them.
 
Thanks fisherlady. I have 6 RIR hens so no crowing here. They are not quite three weeks old yet but they are feathering out nicely which means I really need some better weather so I can get more work on the coop/run done.
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Got them some grit today so I can start giving them treats and making them a little less petrified of me.
 
OK. So I decided that since I like the peeps myself I think a pretty box filled with peep poo would let them know how I feel
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I sure have enough of it.

SilkieSensation, thanks for the photo.
 
help from those that ferment feed

This batch of 24 meat birds is actually hubbies project....he asked if i could mix up some ferment to try with them...

i have buckets and vinegar

do I completely cover it, doesn't it need to breath, if i leave the lid slightly off won't bugs get into it...
will a 5 gallon bucket be enough for 24 birds
how many times a day to feed them this

Told him I will mix it up in morning after work, will this be ready to start feeding by say friday...

I knew i would get sucked into dealing with these birds,,,,I kind of wanted some time off from dealing with multiple pens,,,,it be nice to only deal with the 1 pen of layers for awhile...
 

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