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Hello! I bought this feeder because I thought it would work for our flock when they were chicks and when they grew up to be chickens. So far it is working great. No wasted food. It would have been fine forever if we had ended up with all girls. Well, one of our pullets is actually a...

I know this is an often discussed topic but I'm a first-time chick momma and still need some hand-holding please. Our chicks are 8 weeks old. When we got them about 7 weeks ago (so about a week old), we put them straight in the coop. When they were ready, a few weeks later I think, we gave...

This is Olga! We bought her as a pullet. Can anyone confirm?

Hello! Our chicks are 4+ weeks old and have been in the coop since we got them. Today we plan to remove the hardware cloth from the pop hole so they have access to the run. We have no other chickens so there is no flock integration to be concerned about. It's getting down into the 50s and...

Yesterday my husband and I went down to the yard where the local utility dumps wood chips from tree trimming and removal. We loaded our trailer and brought home a pile of free wood chips, but I notice they have a musty smell. Will they air out or what? Is it ok to use these in the run? Not...

Hooray! We bought our chicks today! We don't know how old they are because the guy at the store didn't know. Maybe 1-2 weeks? He says they are not all the same age. 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Gold Laced Wyandotte, 2 Black Australorp. They peeped all the way home and one of them is really loud...

Because I've been told that I will get more feedback on our coop design in a thread rather than an article, I am starting this thread by copying & pasting my (unfinished) coop article here. Thank you in advance for your feedback! I'll put my current questions right up front, but if you have...

Hello! I just joined BYC and am posting my first question. Our family is building our first coop and expect to be ready for 6 chicks (pullets) in the next month or so. I have been reading on here about starting new chicks out in the coop rather than indoors in a brooder. I am intrigued and...

Hello! Our family is building our first coop to prepare for a small flock of layers. I have already spent hours and hours on BYC reading all the great information you have here. None of us has ever had chickens before, so this is all new to us and I am thankful that you are here sharing your...