Ok, I know this may be a little late, but my chicks are coming in the beginning on July... which is really soon.
I want to make a new brooder because Im going to be raising the chicks in my garage, where all my cats and my puppy stays. I dont want to use a water tank like how some use, because...
I love to be outside with my chickens, and so I teach them tricks too! I've taught them to jump high for treats, jump onto my lap for a few mealwoms, and one has accidently gotten to my head! I use mealworms that I usually buy from TSC, they're probably at other feed stores too. But my chickens...
Yesterday, my mom told me her friend's lab had puppies and she's selling them for $50, and my mom would buy me one for Easter and because we need another dog.
So, we went and got a 6 week old yellow lab pup around 5pm last night.
FIRST I need to ask:
- Well, we still have no name picked out...
It's that time of year again to buy some more chicks, and I was wanting to know what kind of breeds I should get.
I live in Southern Illinois, and I have a smaller flock of 11 chickens. I have Speckled Sussex, Australorps, Ameracaunas, and Rhode Island Reds.
I want mainly egg layers, and...