A New Love Affair

Hip Hillbilly Farm said:

I added some grass just a lil bit that was cut the other day. But I'm chicken, is that okay or a no-no?

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Hip Hillbilly Farm said:

Awww thank you. Lord knows I read, read some more, then read again not to mention videos!!!!

I added some grass just a lil bit that was cut the other day. But I'm chicken, is that okay or a no-no?

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RoyalChick said:

If you give them grass you should also give them grit.
They don’t need grit while they just have chicken startwr food.
You can introduce other food but make sure they have grit. Just put some in a bowl. Mine usually bathe in it but eat what they need.
A little square of turf may be better than grass cuttings. They can learn to scratch up the turf (it is cute to watch).

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BrooksHatlen said:

I do that with a few. Others will follow and learn once a couple get

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RoyalChick said:

I do that with one and the rest seem to copy.
Same with my nipple waterer in the coop. Each generation seems to learn from the others - I only ever showed one of them when I got it a couple of years ago.
Clever chickens!

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Hip Hillbilly Farm said:

Ohhh, yeah, it was just grass cuttings. I was thinking they could play around in it with their feet. I'm gonna take it out. I did not put much.

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BrooksHatlen said:

Pull out what you can, but don't fret. They'll most likely be fine.

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0range said:

How exciting, congratulations!

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Hip Hillbilly Farm said:

Has begun!

I picked up my first chicks this afternoon. Sigh (of relief).

I keep running into their room to check on them. They were loud at first (I figured they will need to get used to here vs. the store). Then I hurried to get their heat lamp set up. The thermometer in their room reads 89 degrees. I hear it should be more like 95. They were huddled together and I was going to move them under the lamp. Then it came to me . . . place the lamp over them. They got real quiet.

Here are some pics of our brooder (before I placed heater over the chicks). Get this, I can NOT figure out how to get the water into the receptacle. I simply poured some into the drinky part. But I figured water should be in the white part not just the red. I have the electrolytes in it but most of it is in the kitchen in a container.

Constructive criticism welcomed; i.e., heellpppppp!!!!!

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Kiki said:

Take the plastic white part of the waterer off and turn it upside down.
Fill it with water and while it's still upside down twist the red bottom part onto it.

Then flip it over once it's already filled and that's how you get water into the whole thing.


Be very careful with the heat plate that you have.
It has been known to get too hot and burn chicks.

Heat is very overrated especially this time of year and especially if they are indoors.


If your chicks are indoors I'm willing to bet that you won't even need out of heat.

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