mossyoakpro
Songster
Well my chicks have their 2 week birthday today! What a difference a week makes!! Everyone says they grow quickly but WOW...I had no idea that they grew this quickly. I have had a few small issues but overall they seem to all be thriving.
The BR's are starting to show their bars and appear to be the most rambunctious as far as trying to fly out and wanting to roost on top of the feeder, waterer, brooder plate...pretty much everywhere above ground level. The Black Star's seem to be the smaller ones so far and the least developed and also seem to be the best foragers right now...meaning they throw shavings EVERYWHERE!!. RIR's are somewhere between the BR's and the Black Star's as far as foraging and flying everywhere right now...and then there's the Blue Star's, these are the most laid back and actually seem to want you to pick them up when you put your hand in...they usually just climb on your hand and sit down
They also seem to be the least freaked out when you are getting them all out to clean the brooder....they are pretty cool with whatever is going on. They are also becoming some of the larger ones in there right now as well.
So on their 2 week birthday they are doing well and my overall evaluation is that I would absolutely NOT get this many at one time again...maybe half this amount is a better number for me. They sure do eat a LOT and until I changed up their feeder they were throwing feed all over the place and being wasteful....not so much now though...Until next week....everyone keep their feathers dry and their beaks wet!! Pic is of them ravaging their treat...which is just their food wetted down
The BR's are starting to show their bars and appear to be the most rambunctious as far as trying to fly out and wanting to roost on top of the feeder, waterer, brooder plate...pretty much everywhere above ground level. The Black Star's seem to be the smaller ones so far and the least developed and also seem to be the best foragers right now...meaning they throw shavings EVERYWHERE!!. RIR's are somewhere between the BR's and the Black Star's as far as foraging and flying everywhere right now...and then there's the Blue Star's, these are the most laid back and actually seem to want you to pick them up when you put your hand in...they usually just climb on your hand and sit down
They also seem to be the least freaked out when you are getting them all out to clean the brooder....they are pretty cool with whatever is going on. They are also becoming some of the larger ones in there right now as well.So on their 2 week birthday they are doing well and my overall evaluation is that I would absolutely NOT get this many at one time again...maybe half this amount is a better number for me. They sure do eat a LOT and until I changed up their feeder they were throwing feed all over the place and being wasteful....not so much now though...Until next week....everyone keep their feathers dry and their beaks wet!! Pic is of them ravaging their treat...which is just their food wetted down
