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I put my 4 9 week old hens in the coop with my 15 month old hens on Sunday. Its been looking pretty ugly with a lot of bullying and it seems like they corner the little ones & keep them away from food & water. When I get home I let the older ones out to free range and make sure the little ones...

I have 5 hens that are going to be a year old in February, I had 6 but a Hawk got one! Anyways if I were to get 2 chicks, when could I join them with the flock and will they accept them? If you want to see the hawk eating my Plymouth rock go to youtube

My chicks are 7 weeks old today. I'm in MA and its 50 to 60 deg. lately during the days and 30's at night. Can they be put outdoors yet into their home shown below? Also I plan to keep the feed & water in the caged in area, is it ok to shut them in at night away from the feed and water?

This is a 6 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte, its supposed to be a she but someone has put some doubt in my mind...

At 5 weeks old are there any sure fire signs of Rooster vs. Pullet? John

I built a nice little coop for 5 chicks with one nest box. Well they sent me 6 chicks & all are thriving. Does this push me over the limit, should I add a second nest box? john

I've been treating my chicks every so often with frozen corn. I was wondering if frozen peas and or carrots are ok for chicks? John

I have my 6 3 day old chicks in a metal tub in the basement under a red heat lamp. Should I do anything in conjunction with this to provide white lighting? I do leave the basement fluorecents on during the day but they are not directly in the area of the chicks and it is kind of wasteful if they...

Haven't taken a pic yet... Got my peeps today, 6 of em from MPC. It's a great thing... They were all clean upon arrival. Got home from work 4 hours later and one of my RIR has poop on his but, it isn't dried or caked up yet Is this normal or is it the start of pasting?

Here is a picture of the brooder I set up. I am getting 5 chicks on Tuesday and am getting things ready and testing the heat. My brooder lamp has a 250 Watt red heat lamp & I have it suspended about 1 to 2" above the top of the tub. I am not getting even heat, on the floor its low 80's around...

I am getting 5 chicks next week. I originally built a nice 4' x 4' wooden box for them. I was going to put it in an unheated shed outside my home with a 250 watt heat lamp. Well I set it up today and cannot get the temperature up where it needs to be. \\ So i'm scapping that plan and I'm just...

Here is a pic of the Tractor I am building, The dimensions of the living quarters are 4 feet long x 3 feet wide x 30 inches tall (Obviously the width gets narrower at the top because of the triangle shape. I'm gonna have 2 or 3 nest box areas A roosting bar or 2 or 3 There will be 8' of open...