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I'm pretty new to chickens. We got our first hens in december 2014 and we are getting some more day-olds in about 1.5 weeks. Out of our 5, 3 are broody and won't snap out of it. Would it be silly to do the whole brooder and heat lamp when i could just put the chicks under the hens? Which option...

Hi everyone, my chicks have been on rice husks for the last week which work really great but I can't find any shops around here that stock them and after 5 days without a cage clean I need to do something quickly. I have wood shavings and I've been too scared to use them... But my chickens are...

Hi everyone, I have 7 5-day-old Orpington chicks. They really don't eat their food at all! I give them a boiled egg yolk to share and some oats every day because I am worried that they don't seem to eat their food! But I only give them as treats (they have to eat treats out of my hand) and they...

Hi everyone, I am new here, new to owning chickens! I have 7 Orpington chicks. They are 3 days old, in our home made brooder. They seem to be pretty healthy... But they are terrified of people! I got them yesterday afternoon from a breeder so maybe that is it? We try to handle them and talk to...