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Hi! I have some 5 week old chickens who are brooding in my house but I’m thinking ahead to transitioning them to their coop. I am not planning on putting them outside until they are fully feathered in a few more weeks but could use some advice on how best to do that. I have been taking them out...

Yes, thankfully some calculated reintroduction and a few “pecks” from me and she’s going great thus far 🤞🏻 I think she was really ready to be back with her sisters too. She didn’t like being apart from them.

Thank you!! That was super helpful! Order has been restored 🤞🏻

I have 8, 1 week old chicks, of various breeds. My Easter Egger seems to have it out for any of my “yellow” chicks (favorelle, Houdan, sultan). She keeps going after right above of below their eyes. She walks up to my darker colored chicks and looks at them and then usually walks away. I had to...

Hi! My husband is working on adding gutters to our coop so we can use a rain barrel to supply our water bar with water. He has traditional gutter sealant (from a box store) for the gutters. Is that safe to use if we will be using rain water pulled off the gutters to fill our barrel? Is...

Thank you so much for the information! That was super helpful. I think I’ll do a week inside and then transition to brooding in the coop. Good thing I have time before the girls arrive so I can dry run everything and that way if I need to change plans I’m not scrambling. Thanks again! 😊

Thank you!

Hi! First time chick owner here. I am getting a mixed flock of layers (full size and bantams) in mid Oct. I was researching brooding options and came across the Mama Heating Pad method. I was wondering if I could get help figuring out if that is a good option for my chicks. Originally I was...

I need some advice! I’m working on building the run for our chicken coop and have a question about securing it from digging critters. I’m using two sides of an already existing fence (see picture). I can’t lay a predator apron on the other side of our fence (neighbor’s property) but will have...