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This made me really happy :)

Very helpful, thank you!

Ah, that's a shame. Spaying/neutering is a big thing for me, it sickens me how many animals are brought home on purpose and then just left out into the world to multiply. Hurts the animals themselves, everything else that's already trying to live in that area, and definitely does a number on the...

So I wrapped the crate in wire, made sure there were no sharp edges or anything, put a little weather proof "house" in it, secured a feeder and waterer, and put a few inches of dirt on the bottom to cover the grate of the cage, put a roost bar in there, and stuck it in the run up against the...

There are also tons of places (at least in my area, there are probably many all over) that will spay/neuter for free if it's a barn / feral / outdoor cat!

Oh but chicks are a completely different story, I would not leave any of the cats alone where they could get to the babies.

I have several cats. One of them tried to mess with the chickens one time. Only once, lol.

I ended up putting the crate inside the run and shutting the door for a few hours, everyone could still see each other through the sides but no one could actually get hurt. Worked really well until my older birds realized they couldn't get back into their house, lol. I didn't have any extra wire...

So I've had the chicks in the house, today I put them in a big wire dog crate out in the yard to just let them get some fresh air and to let all the other animals start getting used to seeing them around and all that. Turns out, one of my hens is an *******. She keeps pecking at any of them that...

Pretty much, haha. But I'm so far sticking to my "limit" of 10! I just figured it'd be easier to get it all out of the way at once (for now anyway), the chicks were driving us crazy and I didn't want to spread that out over months and months until the flock was finished. We have cats that are...

I have no idea but he sounds awesome. Cute, too!

Great, thanks!

Pretty birds :) I have no idea what she looked like, she'd already colored in like this when I got her.

I guess it kind of fades in to speckles though, you're probably right!

That's the closest guess I have, but her entire head is bright gold and not really speckled like google pictures. Should I worry about a dark comb if it's been like that forever?

Her comb has always been dark, I keep reading that a red comb is healthy. Should I worry, or are some breeds just not red? Sorry for the awkward pictures, they're all I have of her. She doesn't sit still very often.

I hope you have a smoother transition than I did! It's all going really well now, we have the 1 mystery breed and 1 RIR, plus the new girls - 2 easter eggs, 2 Golden Wyandottes (may have butchered that spelling), and another RIR. My husband really wants a silkie or two, but I haven't had any...

Sometime in the middle of the night he gave up and made friends. He still goes nuts when he sees me but that's fine, I think it's pretty cute! I'm still going to go grab a few more, get this whole baby thing over with all at once (for now, anyway).

Thanks, I hope you're right! They're in the other room but it seems like it's echoing through the house, if he doesn't calm down it's gonna be a long night, lol.

I don't mind the work, it's the stress that's killing me! I know every once in a while you lose a chick, but man, that's just no fun at all. Now I'm super paranoid about everything they do.