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Yup - agreed.

Thank you for your response. Much appreciated.

Hi All: I have 4 baby chicks that are just shy of 4 weeks old. Their wing feathers are in, tail feathers are sprouting, and I would say they are about 85% feathered. I am in Central Florida and the high today is 86 and the low will be around 63 degrees. The rest of the next week is much the...

I use the plates as well, and I am super happy with them. I started with the red lightbulbs, but I was also afraid of the fire hazard and not being about to adjust it well. I am in Florida, and keep the brooder in the house, so the plates work perfectly for our set up.

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So the entire space says it will hold 20 chickens - I was not making it up.

20 chickens? I have 11 chickens. Not sure where anyone got 20 from?

I am confused - 4 chickens inside a coop that is 5 feet long and 3 feet wide? I posted a picture above. I have a 3ft roosting bar and then other 3 ft roosting bar, slightly below and in front of the other roosting bar. And then long way I have a 4.5 ft roosting bar.

Adventure Chicken will not roost with Lottie. Macaroon will only roost with Lottie, but never next to Dunkin'. Fifi will only roost next to Mystery Chicken or Wiccan but never next to the 2 Cinnamon Queens. Xena will roost next to the Cinnamon Queens but not Adventure Chicken. Chicken Helper...

Wonderful. I so appreciate your answer. She spent the last 2 days in the coop/run by herself so get the lay of the land. Sounds like tomorrow my new pullet with get put into the run with what will be her new best friend :)

That is a fantastic idea. I feel bad for her because she's lonely. But putting another pullet in there so she has a buddy is just perfect. Thank you so much for always providing great answers and insight. I very much appreciate your wisdom.

I originally had 10 day-old chicks from Meyer hatchery that were shipped to me on March 14. About May 1 when they were all 6 weeks old, I kept 6 and gave 4 to my best friend. I integrated my 6 chicks/pullets in with my other older 5 hens. To make a long story short, my best friend gave one of...

Yes!!! Makes 100% sense. I appreciate your input. Anne

All great questions - I am feeding Grubbly Farms Fresh Pecks layer feed (pellets). I put the whole bag in the feeder which is 30lbs. The feeder can hold 50 pounds so there is a lot of room inside. I check the expiration date when it's delivered and it's good. I have 11 laying chickens. They...

I am currently using an OverEZ chicken feeder. I purchased it about a year ago. So far - I am not impressed. I keep the feeder in the run, which is completely covered. The feeding ports are enormous and allow the chickens to throw feed all over. I have it up on cinder blocks, abut 18 inches...