Baby chicks should be inside with a heat source for the first 5-6 weeks, or until they are fully feathered. At 5 weeks I turned off my chicks heat source to let them get used to regulating their own temperatures. They were mostly fully feathered at this point and it wasn't too cold in the… Continue reading Moving baby Chicks Outside
We bought our first house in November 2019 and my most favorite part about it are the chickens. Yes, our house came with chickens! We were going to get chickens anyway, it was just a bonus that this house came with them! There were 4 chickens, we named them Alma, Mary-Lou, Sookie, and Doris. Alma… Continue reading Meet the Ladies
two weeks ago we lost one of our chickens, Mary-Lou. She had been sick for a few months and we were doing everything we could for her. I’ve learned it’s hard to care for a sick chicken because it’s hard to find a vet that will treat a hen. Sadly we couldn’t nurse her back… Continue reading New Chicks!
