Articles by 15lparker

Day 1 Age: 1 week Date: June 28th 2011 Today I bought 15 chicks!!! They consist of 2 Red Sex Link, 2 Black Sex Link, 2 Barred Rock, and 9 Leghorn chicks. They were born on June 22nd 2011. The woman, who was very smart in chicken knowledge, told us that they were 95%-99% positive that all...

Day 2 Age: 1 week 1 day Date: June 29th 2011 The Chicks slept very well through the night. I cleaned out their tub and while doing so I noticed that their poop was no sticky at all, meaning that they were not very stressed! New wood chips were put in the tub also. They...

Day 3 Age: 1 week 2 days Date: June 30th 2011 The Chicks were rather noisy during the night, but their heat lamp light was turned on, turning it off made them sleep. This morning the chicks were moved into a new bigger tub. This tub was originally used as a deeper horse trough. I...