Should I be worried about the grown ones pecking at the babies? They have tried to peck at them through the hardware cloth separating the run and coop.
I have a RIR rooster and 2 hens that are one year old. I just incubated some of their eggs and have 7 chicks. At one week old I moved their brooder to the coop with the other chickens. Once a day I put the chickens in the run and let the chicks roam the coop for about 30 minutes. I then put...
I have a 6 x 20 coop and a 20 x 30 run with only 2 hens and a rooster in it. Thank you so much for your input. I will begin with the chick starter while they are in the brooder. When all of that has been eaten I can switch back to the all flock for everybody. Now to just get those chicks...
I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my big ones all flock...
Thank you so much! I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my...
I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my big ones all...
I have eggs in my incubator that should hatch next Saturday. I plan on putting them in the coop with my 2 hens and rooster inside a brooder when they hatch. My question is when should I be able to let them out of the brooder to integrate with the others.
They were straight run and I knew that when I purchased them. I just didn’t know enough at that time to be able to tell the sex until they started crowing. I am hoping I can tell before that point this time. I have someone who wants a rooster and a pullet when they hatch.
I will be putting some eggs in my incubator in a couple of weeks for the first time. I have Heritage RIR rooster and hens. Is there a way to tell within a few days if they are males or females or will need to wait until they grow some. When I purchased my original ones from the local hatchery...
My girls have hen saddles on because one of them had been losing some feathers. I plan on incubating some eggs in a few weeks. My question is will the saddles deter my rooster from wanting to mate? And, if he does will the eggs still be fertilized to hatch. You can tell I am new to all this...