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I have 3 pullets and 2 Roos that I got on March 23. I got 3 more pullets on May 16th. I have the new girls in the brooder in the coop since the first week. Is it safe for me to put the two groups together now? The older ones have the run during the day and put themselves to bed in the coop at...

I ended up getting 6 Dixie Rainbows from Tractor Supply, not the Buff Orpingtons that I wanted, but no one had any of those in stock. I got them the last week in March, so they are about 2 months old now. There are 2 roos and 3 hens (one little runty hen didn't make it.). I still haven't...

Here are my chicks. They are 6 weeks old. I think the first and last ones are Roos. Not sure about the fourth one. They are Dixie Rainbows.

Thanks for the advice. I used a large see through tub for my brooder so I will just put it in the coop instead of the bathroom. Less smell that way anyhow. I have a 10 pound Pomeranian who is fascinated by the chicks and they don't pay any attention to him because they are so used him having his...

I am a new by but this is what I have done so far and it seems to be working good. I kept mine in the brooder the first three weeks in the bathroom. Then I moved them to a big shipping box in the coop with the heat lamp still. Wednesday I came out to find one had flown the box so I just have...

I am so glad I found this thread. I bought 6 Dixie Rainbow chicks at TSC because I couldn't find what I really wanted, Orpingtons, locally. Then a friend posted that she is hatching Lavendar Orpingtons but they won't be ready for a while. My original 6 will be 5+ weeks when the others hatch. I...

I just bought 6 of these today at TSC. These are my first chickens and I am happy to read that most folks say they have a good personality.

Well, it is a year later and I have finally started by coop. It is going to be 4 x 8 and about 5 feet tall. I have the 4x4s in the ground and the floor joists in, now to let the concrete set up. I plan to put in 6 nest boxes. I am using 5 gallon buckets on their sides with half moon pieces of...

Hello! I want to start a small flock to have fresh eggs and am looking for ideas for coops. I don't intend to have more than 6 hens at a time. I live on a 35 acre farm that my DH and I purchased 4 years ago. We have 5 horse; 4 goats (a nigerian dwarf/fainter buck, a purebred fainter doe, their...