Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Mine do that too, peck the walls to get every last scrap.

 

[LaughingFeather]

My girls and I are enjoying the beautiful spring day

Blanche


Coco


Blanche is always curious about the camera..



I'm sure Blanche was checking out the camera in this picture, that's her comb in the lower right


Skye, Rosie, Buffy, Leila is in the background


Leila always looks suspicious to me..


Coco again

Beautiful. I like your setup also.

 

[ChickAudie]

I have a question for the committee -

I was given duck & goose pellets....is that ok to give to 4/5 week old chicks? (if not, ya want them Sweetlilbaby? It's about 20lbs or more)
I was also brought over layers crumble....is that ok to give them now?

Just a quick bump on this one. I think it's safe to assume the goose and duck feed contains no chocolate, onions, garlic, or potato peels, so I think we're good.

Just still curious if layer feed will be ok for the chicks?

 

[Slinglings]

I have a question for the committee -

I was given duck

Just a quick bump on this one.  I think it's safe to assume the goose and duck feed contains no chocolate, onions, garlic, or potato peels, so I think we're good.

Just still curious if layer feed will be ok for the chicks?

i think layer feed has too much calcium and not enough protein for chicks. too much calcium can damage the kidneys and not enough protein stunts growth.

 

[BGMatt]

i think layer feed has too much calcium and not enough protein for chicks. too much calcium can damage the kidneys and not enough protein stunts growth.

I always switch mine very early just because less waste on the pellets. The growth slows but it doesn't stunt their growth. I have ever seen any indication of kidney issues from calcium. Even when I fed higher calcium content feeds (mine now runs around 2.5 - 3%)

I believe you'd find the answer is it may not be ideal for them (it really isn't) but it's not going to hurt them.

 

[TerrorBird]

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My Black Star George also likes to stab at my legs to get my attention. When I go into their house, she follows me and yells at me, no matter what I'm doing. She's a funny thing.

 

[ChickAudie]

Thanks Slinglings and BGMatt! Maybe I can use the goose and duck feed up and then swtich to the layer crumble. They'll have plenty of bugs to go after (once they actually figure out they're nummy and not scary)

 

[bikerchicky]

My girls and I are enjoying the beautiful spring day

Blanche


Coco


Blanche is always curious about the camera..



I'm sure Blanche was checking out the camera in this picture, that's her comb in the lower right


Skye, Rosie, Buffy, Leila is in the background


Leila always looks suspicious to me..


Coco again

Georgous girls. I can't wait to get all 5 of mine in my pen.

I'm going to try to take my 2 outside tomorrow if the weather/temp are good.

 

[ducklingsweety]

i wish i could have them my mother lives with me and says that ducks are aggressive ("they are not!") and we live next to a pond so they might escape!

 

[LaughingFeather]

Question about chicks. I have 12 three week old silkies. One is a extremely food pecker. She can be in the middle of a bowl of wet food and be picking it off the others beaks. She knows it is there below her because she also eats that but seems to prefer cleaning up everyone else much to their displeasure. Is this the sign of an overly aggressive chicken and should I have any concerns? Will it grow out of this? It is extremely friendly and jumps into your hand when in the brooder. Very alert and curious.