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I think you need to have that one for supper and get a good rooster. Several times I will hear ours making a ruckus and find the girls all standing behind him while he has his eye to the sky. It’s a pretty cool sight how they all know what to do! I feel ours would be a good protector but he is...

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I had the same brooder and it didn't last long! I'm sure you're out of it by now. We graduated to a 4x4 wood brooder that we made taller by adding cardboard at about 2 was old but now our chicks are 3 1/2 weeks old and we just moved them to the coop with the heat lamp. They were jumping and...

Yes we ordered 26 and they sent us 2 extra and all survived. My dad is taking 5 once they are bigger so eventually we'll have 23 -lots of people want our eggs - already feeling like we should've built a bigger coop and ordered more. We got our 3 1/2 week old chicks outside today in their coop...

We're in chilliwack BC and have 28 2wk old chicks. Haven't raised ducks before but my daughter is wanting to try them next time :) Yes I hear ya, wanting to get our chicks out in the coop ( they are in my dining room too) but it's still a bit too cold at night I think. Beautiful today but that...

We're in British Columbia, Canada. It got to 21C today so 69F but normally 10-15 (50-60) this time of year. I've heard to wait till they feather out to put them outside so around 1 mth I guess.

We're new to chicks too and now have 28 -13day old chicks. We moved them a few days ago out of the plastic tote that got way too small. They are starting to run jump and fly already so get ready with a larger taller brooder very soon! We used plywood and stuff but now have to raise the height...

Have you found 4 feet tall enough, now mine are approx 13 days old they are really starting to jump and fly a lot. We have them in a larger brooder now but need to extend the height today for sure. If they get out I'm sure they'd die of cold being away from the heat and unable to get back in!

Hi guys, I'm a new member. New to chicken rearing but have been waiting yrs to be able to have my own chickens! Finally did it - we have 28 almost a week old baby black rock cross chicks that we ordered from a hatchery. All seem to be doing well so far, made it through pasty butt and now needing...