On 04/10/24 I hatched my second batch of chickens. All SR. Dallas-Fort Worth Area Father of all is a Buckeye rooster. Mothers could be Buckeye, Speckled Sussex, Silver Laced Wyandotte and/or Black Copper Maran. Chicks are $3 each and minimum of 3 chicks recommended.
Raising baby chicks is like having a fluffy adventure right in your own backyard! It's not just about cute peeps and soft feathers; it's a responsibility that hatches into a friendship. So, if you're diving into the world of chirps and cheeps...
Baby chicks will need about 6 square inches per chick when they are very tiny, however as they grow you will need to expand their space to 1 to 2 foot per chick. As they grow and pecking orders develop, they will need more personal space, your brooder will also stay cleaner if you keep larger spaces in the brooder. Cleanliness is ultra important to keep mortality rates low while allowing for ...
This is my first time raising chicks, so I took waaay to many pictures of them. It's turned out to be really fun because I can look back and see how they've grown. They grow FAST! I thought you all might enjoy seeing the change week by week (well, close to week by week). If you don't know the...
When I first began raising chicks in 2021, I was misinformed that the only way to raise them in safefully winter/spring was to keep them inside for the first 4-6 weeks of their life. I was told that the cold of an outdoor coop, plus any drafts, would be dangerous for young chicks. Boy, is that...