tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post4127281883199269039..comments2023-10-31T10:43:10.528-04:00Comments on Razzberry Corner: Chick Update Day 16Razzberry Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-16838070391719852962009-11-03T18:10:29.157-05:002009-11-03T18:10:29.157-05:00Hi Lynn! Your photos are wonderful! It sure take...Hi Lynn! Your photos are wonderful! It sure takes me back to the farm days and feeding the chickens when I was little! What a delightful adventure you're having! Thanks for sharing!Susan Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755153568864508986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-23010525379577099922009-11-02T17:43:57.942-05:002009-11-02T17:43:57.942-05:00Chickens are terrible about hurting each other..bu...Chickens are terrible about hurting each other..but you have done well in helping everyone through the terrible growing pains of chickens.<br /><br />It's fun to have chickens, they are so much like people that I have a hard time not naming them after some I work with. Oh, you didn't read that...<br /><br />Linda<br /><br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-47832197872100604082009-11-01T22:22:28.654-05:002009-11-01T22:22:28.654-05:00What a relief the injured chick was accepted back ...What a relief the injured chick was accepted back with the flock. I do hope she doesn't get picked on any more. I really enjoy your photos. I'm really looking forward to the day we can have chickens ourselves.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-11517465399830902372009-10-31T06:13:59.308-04:002009-10-31T06:13:59.308-04:00Nice photos-glad things worked out with the chick....Nice photos-glad things worked out with the chick. <br />Chickens are funny to watch, but they are a lot of work.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-72857451911436404132009-10-31T04:55:33.647-04:002009-10-31T04:55:33.647-04:00Well, you are doing everything right. How frustrat...Well, you are doing everything right. How frustrating to have them pick on the spotted chick. It was a learn as we go experience for us too since it had been so long since I had chickens as a kid. We did have the one chick we had to put down but all of the others seemed to get along okay. There is a rigid "pecking" order in our hens now. The 2 Wyandottes rule, then the 4 Bobs, the 3 Rhode Island Reds, finally leaving lowly Elwood and Jake on the bottom. Our chicks were really easy to take care of other then the water replacing every day. That got annoying fast. You will find that they are pretty easy going when they get bigger. I just check their food and water levels, let them out every day, collect their eggs, and lock them up at night. <br /><br />I just gave two dozen eggs away to neighbors today. I needed a break from eggs for a few days. It's pretty amazing how fast their eggs add up. I also find myself giving them away to my family when they are around. "PLEASE, TAKE SOME," I find myself pleading. :DRobin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04910026996056093920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-88257792545025711222009-10-31T01:42:03.280-04:002009-10-31T01:42:03.280-04:00Barb - Yes, please do send me pics of the guinea h...Barb - Yes, please do send me pics of the guinea hens you saw! I'd love that - I don't know much about guineas first hand, and have never seen any adults other than online.<br /><br />Robin - We got a 2 red heat lamps for each side of the chicken coop. We heard that allows them to sleep better than a white light. But they still pecked on that one chick, even under the red heat lamp! They are fast to peck at oddities, like spots, I've learned. I never realized chicks were so much work! It's a "learn-as-I-go" thing for me. I will be very excited when we start having eggs. I'll be eating lots of eggs then, and will probably give some away to friends. Who knows, if we have enough maybe I'll put up an "eggs for sale" sign!Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642165607104546850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-87507170818934061422009-10-30T22:45:20.438-04:002009-10-30T22:45:20.438-04:00Wow Lynn, that is quite the adventure in chick cal...Wow Lynn, that is quite the adventure in chick calamities. I'm glad that the wing got better on the peck upon chick. How very odd that the other little chicks pecked it's black spot. You may already have one, but if you don't then you could try a red heat lamp in the coop. It's suppose to make it so the chicks don't peck on each other. We had a red heat lamp for ours until they got older. <br /><br />They sure are little cuties. What are you going to do with all the eggs when they start laying?Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-52282781471594146312009-10-30T17:08:04.405-04:002009-10-30T17:08:04.405-04:00I love your photos of the chicks! And the story ab...I love your photos of the chicks! And the story about your chick infirmary! How sweet! I will have to send you some pictures of the guinea hens we saw at the pumpkin farm. Have fun with your brood!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812879540482740808noreply@blogger.com