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What a title, lol! I'm getting baby chicks soon and am wondering how young they can drink from water nipples?

I ordered the rainbow variety from Murray McMurray so I'm not even sure of the breed. As chicks they were yellow. But now Im wondering if this one is a rooster. They are 14 weeks old. H

My girls are 4 weeks old. Our temperature at night gets down to 65. Their coop is open to the air. Do they still need the light on at night? Thanks for your input.

I am having so much fun with my 27 new girls. They are out in their run, scratching in the dirt and roosting on their roosts. Could anyone help me identify their breeds? They are from the rainbow mix from McMurrary.Also they all look great except 3 who seem fine except for having bald necks...

I just received 26 chick from McMurray Hatchery. I got the Rainbow heavy layer mix. They said there would be at least 5 breeds but did not say what breeds they would be. I've included some photos of my new little babies. Can anyone help me identify the breeds?

One of my girls is suddenly lame. She can't stand at all. I pick her up and she doesn't complain when I move her legs or wings. Her eyes are clear. She looks good otherwise. She eats and drinks when I put it near her.it's been 3 days. All the others seem fine. What to do??

Today I got 5 new pullets. I live in a warm environment. They are sleeping on a perch out in the run and not in the coop. How can I get them to sleep in the hutch up on the roosts or when they lay to lay in the coop up in the nesting box?

I'd like to make my coop open automatically every morning. I do not have electricity to it, so the timer and latch mechanism need to be battery powered. It doesn't need to close it and I don't want to spend a ton of money. Ideas please.

I'm concerned about one of girls. I noticed that their feed was not being eaten and I thought it be stale. I threw it away and bought new. I realized when I was putting it out that it was pellets not crumble. Now 2 days latter I realized they aren't eating it. I ground it up and refilled...

I have four hens who free range during the day. They are great about coming back to their coop at night and then I close and lock the door. In the morning the make so much noise until I let them out. I'm wondering if I can just leave the door open? I live on the island of Maui and we don't...