Easter Chicks @ Spitalfields City Farm

Posted on Apr 06, 2010 under Chicks | No Comment

2 day old Marsh Daisy Chicks at Spitalfields City Farm (http://www.spitalfieldscityfarm.org/)
Hatched April 9th.

Part of the the farms ‘Rare Breeds in the City’ project, the Marsh Daisy is an ‘Endangered’ breed of poultry

http://www.rbst.org.uk/watch-list/poultry/marshdaisy

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First Hatch

Posted on Sep 15, 2009 under Hatching Eggs | 25 Comments

The first of 13 baby Chicks to hatch from the first full run of my home-built incubator. This one is a Rhode Island Red.

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Easter Chicks

Posted on Apr 10, 2009 under Chicken Hatchery | 1 Comment

Just in time…This is a selection of breeds.  You’ll notice a range of different colors and sizes.

We planned to have the Chicks hatch right on Easter but they started hatching Friday night.

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Chicks - Guide To Raising Baby Chicks

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 under Breeding Chickens | 21 Comments

Raising baby chickens. A quick guide to keeping and raising chicks. This video shows the basic requirements of Chicks for their first 5-8 weeks (by which time they should get their full feathers). They will grow quite quickly (and so will the size of their brooder). Once they have their full feathers they will be able to move into their chicken coop. 

Duration : 0:1:34

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Backyard Chicken Setup

Posted on Mar 09, 2009 under Breeding Chickens | 25 Comments

A good guide to a simple backyard set up for keeping chickens. About three eggs a day

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