Magpie, on another thread of BYC I was reading to leave the coop light on a little bit longer at night so the little ones will find their way to the coop. I did that for the first few nights and they did find their way in. They were in the corner all huddled together.
I forgot about that!Harley's liked Fox News. Kept them quiet.
Thanks so much! My older 3 are teenagers and then #4 is 6 and #5 is 19 months. I let them hold them for a minute and taught them how and taught the baby to "pet" with one finger and gently ao I think we're good! Thwyre havin a good time just watching them peck and eat and drink. Ichickens!!!
That is an excellent idea. Our penned area is big and basically partially cleared forest land. I'm very afraid my six 'teenagers' will get lost out there. I haven't let them out yet. They are 5 weeks old and have yet to go outside.Magpie, on another thread of BYC I was reading to leave the coop light on a little bit longer at night so the little ones will find their way to the coop. I did that for the first few nights and they did find their way in. They were in the corner all huddled together.
Good luck!
Lisa
That's a good idea. These guys only got to go out into a playpen today. It's a fiber glass ring about 4ft across and maybe 20inch tall. I took a pic will post it later. We still haven't built them their own run yet. they will be about 4wks old Sunday. But are starting to outgrow their little coop. Weren't oo hard to catch either, just grab one by one and put them in the transport cage. Gotta run... bible study tonight.Magpie, on another thread of BYC I was reading to leave the coop light on a little bit longer at night so the little ones will find their way to the coop. I did that for the first few nights and they did find their way in. They were in the corner all huddled together.
Good luck!
Lisa
I let my 4 yr old granddaughter hold our all the time. She would hold them, and I kept my hand around hers to keep the chicks from jumping out. She loves to go out there with the chicks. She picks grass/leaves for them and sticks them through the wire. They run up to the fence for treats when they see her coming.
Yeah!!!! More chicks!!!Just went to Tractor Supply just to look at their Wednesday delivery. They had about 5 feather footed bantams mixed in with the Meat chicks! That just was not right so I bought 4 of them. The other had a deformed foot and had to go to the back room. I will take pics tomorrow. I'm not even home today. My hubby had to drop me off back at church to cook and run home to set up the brooder!
Tonight I'm letting my babies put themselves to bed. I usually go out every evening to put them back in the brooder. I'll say "C'mon babies, it's bedtime. Time to go to bed." Here they come all in a row up the ramp. Then I usually shut the brooder door. Tonight I'm leaving it open and see if they all get up there by themselves.Magpie, on another thread of BYC I was reading to leave the coop light on a little bit longer at night so the little ones will find their way to the coop. I did that for the first few nights and they did find their way in. They were in the corner all huddled together.
Good luck!
Lisa
In the summer time I would put ice in my Corgi's water bowl to help keep him cool. He would take out every piece of ice and lay them on the floor. Then he would eat it. I liked ice, just not in his water.
