Doniga Markegard Documents raising chicks that will end up as laying hens out at pasture. The elements of a brooder house are covered as well as how to care for chicks with access to clean food and water. Find out more by visiting www.EarthActionMentor.org
The Chicks (aka The Lay Dees) are almost 8 weeks old here. The coop is almost finished and they are about ready for their outdoor debut. They’ve been living in the house since March! It’s time for their own place!
5-12-10 Day 1 of raising our baby chicks We got 4 road island reds 3 isa browns and 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks. We still didn’t get all the ones we were suppose to get. Still left to get is 1 Rooster (Barred Plymouth Rock) and 3 orpington buffs
4 brand new baby chicks — two days old. Hope they’re hens.
I decided to add this film after seeing one on Foster Farms. There is an alternative, it is called raising your own food. It is a sacred way of living, and a revolutionary way of living in this period of history. I encourage all who have the desire to become farmers, gardeners, or raise animals [...]
Found an oppossum in the coop, chickens are upset but fine. 5 days after chicks arrive, they are starting to crowd one another in the brooder. Water and food is disappearing like mad.
My cute little chicks. Only 2 weeks and a couple of days old now. One of them has injured her leg somehow, so it’s off to the vets tommorow, poor thing. I’ve been told they are a mixture of Marans and Orpingtons. I still have much to learn about keeping chickens…
Four New Hampshire Reds, these girls should be some pretty hens.
Day old chicks are taken to the brooder house where they are kept warm after birth.