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I have a broody RIR hen and allowed her to sit on 8 eggs. 2 weeks later, I came out to check on her as I do every day and found 1 egg shell broken and in pieces and the egg missing and the other was nicely rolled out of her brooder box nest. When we did research (told it was probably a bad...

He is roughly 5 months old. I can try and grab a video tonight.

I have a Barred Rock Rooster, every time I talk to him he shakes his head back and forth and his kneck looks like a slinky - it goes down and then pops right back up. I live in AL, it's hot during the day and cools down at night, so it isn't frostbite & he doesn't have mites..it's only when I...

Thank you, I'll definately try that!

I don't know the dimensions, but just plain chick feed

I have 23 chicks, all have done absolutely fine in the big brooder box at home until last night. Out of nowhere one of my little Buff Orpington's took a nasty pecking. What might have caused this and is there room to assume once she's healed and able to be placed back in the group this might...

I do not currently have any other chickens in the coop, so it shouldn't be a problem.

I will have Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpington's and a few Maran's.

Yes, they will have a coop to roost in at night with nesting boxes, as well as a large fenced in run to be in during the day

I am purchasing 23 chics, how big does the brooder box need to be?

Currently what we're doing and hoping to have the 3rd wall up by week end. I was just curious as to what kind of "training" I needed to be ready for. ALSO, I've read a lot about covering nest boxes with slitted cloth for privacy for egg laying...is this necessary or a big problem if not done?

I kind of thought I might too but it does get extremely hot in AL in the summer, won't that be too hot you recon?

That's kind of what I thought on the coop training. Do you seal off the run at night then?