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I don’t know if anyone has posted this solution to keeping chicks off of the glass jar type feeders, but I figured this much out. I cut an empty plastic bottle with the cap on and placed it on top of the jars. The chicks can’t and don’t land on top to poop into the feeder! Just getting into...

Well, it is a personal decision with a lot of folks (to feed medicated or non medicated). I was told by some..... why medicate when there is not any sickness or disease present? It may only weaken the young chicks immune system. On the other hand, given the conditions that baby chicks are...

Thank you for all of your helpful information about introducing new chicks/older chickens to each other. I raised all of my original flock together from "chickhood" last year, no problems. This year I am raising some new varieties to add to my flock when they are older (just 1 and 2 weeks old...

Thank you for these photos. I have 6 month old Buff Orpingtons and Rhode Island Red hens that are looking the very same way right now. I have one rooster for 21 hens, so I don't feel that the girls are being "overly mated". I use the "NO MITE" strips (5 of them) in the "pop door" so they all get...

I purchased some nipples from Amazon that were advertised "not to leak" guaranteed" and they do leak!! The company is out of Korea and they are more expensive than the other brands offered. I don't know who to contact regarding this matter, but, don't be fooled like I was. The entire concept of...

The easiest solution is go to Home Depot and purchase one of their 5 gallon orange buckets and the lid that goes with it. It's easy to remove. I used this for my waterer project and it works GREAT! Today, I'm working on making an extra feeder using this same idea. I cannot remember the cost of...

I am really new at this, but my husband isn't, so I am depending on his advice and also that of anyone on BYC to help me figure out if I have mites, or not. My chicks are only 9 weeks old and they all look healthy. I have 4 Spangled Russian Orloffs and they are the only ones that are showing...

I agree totally. We do the same thing, exactly, and haven't had any issues. The chicks are happy and like their routine. I hear that chickens don't like "change", so since this program is working out just fine for all of us, we are sticking with it. Also, it gives me the chance to change their...

Thanks for the reply. I think you're probably right. I ordered a "Hen Treat" ball that I can place lettuce and other treats inside and hang it for the chicks to peck at. Tomorrow, they will be 6 weeks old and already looking like teens.

Thank you for all of this great information. I should have come here first. I started a thread regarding "age" of chickens before giving different treats. I don't see where this topic was mentioned, or I missed it. I was wondering if chicks, like babies, need certain diet requirements at their...

I see where many folks are giving their flock watermelon, scrambled eggs, peas, carrots, ..... you name it. I am assuming that the chickens are mature and not 5 or 6 weeks old. Right now, I give dried meal worms and organic rolled oats to them for treats. I also pick fresh grass and they sure...

Thank you for your suggestion. I tend to agree. We will try this method and I am sure it will work. My husband tells me "chickens are creatures of habit", therefore, they will be trained the way we want them to be. You are right, it is much easier to clean the "run" , than the hen house. We are...

Thank you. It seems that everyone does it differently, and perhaps that is because of their "set up". I think we will try to do the food and water in the run and just water in the coop and see how that works out. Today was "day one" for them to be in the run and they are loving it..........being...

Thank you. My run is also covered, so I suppose that it will be just fine to hang the feeder outside under the run.

Thanks for the reply. I know what you mean about "unwanted guests". Perhaps, we should just leave the food outside in the run during the daytime, and put it away for the night. Do chickens need to eat constantly??? Also, I thought that perhaps the "coop" was their time to rest and do their...