by McMurray Staff | May 11, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. To see all articles in this series, please visit Home Flock Series.] Brooder Temperature As the chicks grow older, then don’t need as much supplementary heat. A good rule of...
by McMurray Staff | May 6, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. ] Chick Grit Today, we began adding some grit on top of the baby chicks’ food. The grit is made from small pieces of crushed granite. The chicks will eat some of the grit and...
by McMurray Staff | May 4, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. To see all articles in this series, please visit Home Flock Series.] Weather It seems like our cool/cold snap is over. It’s 72°F outside today with a light breeze, and the...
by McMurray Staff | May 2, 2011 | Baby Chicks, Raising Chickens
[This series is a diary of our experience with raising chickens for our home flock. To see all articles in this series, please visit Home Flock Series.] A man from the post office called at 8:23AM to let us know our baby chicks had arrived. The chicks (all 40 of them)...
