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4x4 scraps would probably work great for the bigger chicks. I was considering putting their waterer on an upside down terra cotta pot. They get it so messy so fast!

I have a small brooder box that works for chicks for the first few weeks, but then they get too big for it. So this is what they graduate to next... It's cat proof (one of my cats likes to sleep on top of it), the dogs stay back from it because of the fence around it and they seem happy in...

This is something I invented a while back for my brooder box. I took these pics while I was cleaning, so they're still a bit dirty. Its scrap 2x4 cut to fit in the corner of the box with a plastic hummus lid screwed to the top. Keeps the chick waterer up a little higher and the lid holds it in...

I picked up two more chicks yesterday. A couple EEs...

"Eclipse" Black Sex-Link 2 wks & "Kana" Delaware 4 wks

I'd only put the divider in if I noticed some bullying. And that usually stops quickly. I make a divider with a small door so the smaller chicks can run and hide if they get bullied. Seems to smooth out any issues so far.

Oh, right now I have two in the brooder who seem to be about 2 weeks apart and they are doing just fine. They started snuggling together the first night we had them home.

Personally, I combine chicks of different ages all the time. The only time I ever had a problem was when I had some very small chicks in a playpen with a couple older chicks (by a few weeks) and there was a bit of bullying. I solved the problem by making a cardboard barrier with a small chick...

I used to have an EE hen. She was one of my favorites. I'm hoping to pick up two EE chicks tomorrow if the feed store has them in. I've got a black sex-link and a Delaware in the brooder right now, waiting for their EE little sisters to join them.

I think when I met my current partner a year ago, the fact that I had chickens was a selling point. He's currently outside rerouting some of the backyard fencing to make a space for the meat rabbits we're getting and to keep the chickens out of the garden better than I was accomplishing. The...

I know this thread is old, but I wanted to share my heeler/border collie mix girl, Koira...

Ok, thanks. Looked up New Hampshire Red and did a little research based on your comments. Sounds like my rescue hen (the older) is a NH Red while my feed store hen (the younger) is a Production Red. Good to know. Also going to start asking where feed stores are getting their chicks so I can...

Here's a pic of my newer red that I got from the feed store. She's not quite a year old yet. It's a bit clearer than the group shot above...

Do they have black tail feathers? That was the only part that still had me wondering before I got my new Red. (Figures what was labelled RIR was actually slightly off. Got her from a feed store I've since stopped trusting.)

I got this lady a couple years ago as part of a trio that I rescued from a family whose landlord suddenly changed their opinion of backyard chickens. They didn't know the breeds or ages of any of the hens but said they laid regularly. The other two were white leghorns who laid regular but loved...