Picked up some chicks

[Looking4new]

You need a minimum of 2 square feet/chicken of floor space. 6 chickens in a 4x4 works good.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Been enjoying thread thanks for posting !
Hey Gilmore I think you can get a good deal at the TSC in Wash/DC on these "OLD HENS" ! Might cost You more to feed them though !

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Feeding that trio wouldn't cost me a penny, chicken poop comes for free, and hey, at least they'd be getting their protein.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Looking4new, thank you for the ideas. When the rain stops, a pic would be great.

 

[bullbreaker]

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Feeding that trio wouldn't cost me a penny, chicken poop comes for free, and hey, at least they'd be getting their protein.

:laughing: :thumbsup:

 

[Happy Gilmore]

The chicks have been making one heck of a mess with the small poultry drinker and feeder both sitting on the bottom of the tub. They've been pooping in them and kicking shavings all over the place. That being said I've had to change the water multiple times a day. Yesterday I opted to invest in a 1 gallon hanging poultry drinker and 7lb hanging feeder. Much better! No more mess. They've also been relocated to a large dog crate to keep them contained. After the first week, one of them managed to get out of the galvanized tub I had them in. 3/4 of the tub was covered to help keep heat in. The only reason I knew of the "escape" was the evidence of chick poop on the cover. When I looked, all five of them were back in the tub. Temporarily I placed chicken wire over the tub to keep them contained. Now on to the dog crate. I bought a roll of plastic chicken wire at TSC and zip tied it around the dog crate to prevent the chicks from squeezing out the openings around the crate until they get bigger. I also cut a piece of rubber mat to line the crate's plastic bottom tray. The poultry drinker and feeder are suspended from the top of the crate by heavy zip ties attached to a "S" hook. The "S" hook makes removing them easy for cleaning and change outs. The heat lamp also hangs very nicely from the top of the crate. Working great so far!

 

[k0ua]

You guys might enjoy these "special" baby chicks. they are shown on the 2nd and 4th gag in this video.

Michael Carbonaro - The Magic Clerk

 

[MossRoad]

Here's a good source for chicken lovers.
Raising BackYard Chickens, Build a Chicken Coop, Pictures of Breeds

My daughter keeps hinting at chickens. I'd like them for meat, but she wants them for eggs. I can see it now. Several hundred dollars wrapped up in coop, fencing, feed, litter, etc.... for a dollars worth of eggs every week!

Fortunately for us, a family of foxes moved into the back yard! :laughing:

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Here is my temporary "in the house coop" until the chicks get bigger and the outside temps get warmer.

 

[tcreeley]

Build as big a coop as you can manage- you'll appreciate it later. There will be fewer hassles between the chickens if they can get away from each other. Only the highest ranking chickens will get the roosts at night, need plenty of options for them.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

I think we already have a highest ranking chick, lol. We call her Feisty.