Unfortunately, after ordering 2 hens and a rooster from Franny's Farm in Leicester, NC, and them being complete flakes in not responding to emails and requiring constant calls and emails to get them to give us status update and respond to questions about dates and shipping, constantly, they were...
Unfortunately, after ordering 2 hens and a rooster from Franny's Farm in Leicester, NC, and them being complete flakes in not responding to emails and requiring constant calls and emails to get them to give us status update and respond to questions about dates and shipping, constantly, they were...
So I read everywhere online to have the temp be at 90-95, and to reduce by 5 degrees every week as they grow.
Right away at 95 F, we noticed them trying to get away from the heat lamp and clumping up away but also panting so then reduced the heat to 90 by moving the bulb away. Still panting...
I'm new, so per the registration instructions, here are my answers:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We just bought a coop and were readying to buy chickens (we wanted heritage breeds and are finding most hatcheries are marketing as heritage but they aren't really...