OK... certainly sounds like "mellow yellow". Those feet! cartoon-ish is the perfect description. And poop factory... spot on. I guess it could be a cornish x but I really don't remember seeing that breed at the store. But is entirely possible.
I hear ya about the "trustworthy ness". It probably is a cornish x. We were excited buying our chicks and I wasn't "supervising" the hubby.
I hear ya about the "trustworthy ness". It probably is a cornish x. We were excited buying our chicks and I wasn't "supervising" the hubby.
I've had them going on 3 weeks, add a week-ish between hatching, transport, sitting in the store ... so I'd put them almost 4 weeks?
Good job. You might want to think about covering that outer area with half inch hardware cloth to make it predator proof.I've had them going on 3 weeks, add a week-ish between hatching, transport, sitting in the store ... so I'd put them almost 4 weeks?
And yes, the coop is built and ready... did that before building the brooder box.
Do you have any pics you could share of your 3 week old chicks?
I'm pretty sure it's a cornish x. That's ok... Some of the chicks we bought were straight run and I'm not really interested right now in breeding so you know where those roos are gonna end up.
Racoons stick their grubby paws through the wires to snatch chickens and try to pull them through. Bad things can happen that's why it was mentioned to put smaller wire along the bottom few feet of the run.From a predator standpoint, our biggest risk is racoon, coyote and we've spotted a badger on the trail cam way out in the woods. I think we're good on that front, but thanks for the suggestion. But we will see I guess. Never fails, even with the bird feeders, when you think it's good, something figures out a way to get at it.
