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My 1 year old hen just hatched out 3 chicks late Monday. She kept them in the nest on Tuesday but by Wednesday they were out in the run with the rest of the flock during the day. She is showing the chicks how to peck and scratch but not how to eat out of the feeders or drink out of the...

I had one of my Red Star hens die out of the blue this week and picked up a Rhode Island Red off through my local Craigs List so that my level of egg production could continue. My flock was born in May and has been closed. The RIR is more of a rescue as she has already been kicked out of two...

Ok - I have 6 hens who are about 10 weeks old. This is my first time raising chicks so I have no idea what to expect. When I moved them from their brooder box to their outdoor coop about 5 1/2 weeks ago, they right away began sleeping in the inside portion of their coop, but within the first...