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This is a picture of the bantam chicks so you can get an idea of how big they are. I’m not concerned about how much space they have in the current brooder because once they outgrow this setup they will be moving to a 100 gallon stock tank in my garage

So a few weeks ago my daughter convinced me that we needed some bantam chicks. We now have 8 from the “assorted bantam” bin at tractor supply. They are now 3 weeks old. My guess is I have 6 old English and 2 black Japanese. I’m picking up 4 new standard chicks tomorrow (2 cream legbar, 2...

I like the 25 year warranty. Way to stand behind your product.

I understand what you’re saying about building a coop where looks are important but for some of us, that NEEDS to be a consideration. I live in a suburban neighborhood on around a half acre. The town only approved chickens on residential lots not zoned for agriculture a few years ago. There are...

So I’m just finishing a six week coop build. I’m new to chickens and I decided I would build rather than buy. I live in the Northeast (Western CT). I posted a previous thread regarding ventilation a few weeks ago and got a lot of helpful comments. We have seven chicks that are 6-7 weeks old. 2...

I’m leaning towards cockerel but still not sure. Having never raised chickens before there are days where I swear I see male traits in all the chicks (very unlikely I know) and other days when I’m only worried about one or two. Here are some updated photos. I’ll try to get better ones in natural...

This is my first year raising chickens and currently have 7 chicks that are 5 and 6 weeks old. They are all together in a brooder so I planned on moving them into the coop once the youngest ones reach 6 weeks. Two of the 5 week olds are Buff Brahmas and they seem to still have quite a bit more...

Thanks to everyone for the advice and thanks to the OP. It seemed silly to ask almost the same question in a new thread when it was already being discussed here.

I recently had to do exactly this. I got 4 chicks (3 weeks old now) and then a week later got 3 more (2 weeks old now). The younger ones outgrew my small brooder so I had to move them to the larger tub with the old chicks. One of the older chicks will sometimes run over and peck at the younger...

Thanks for the tips!

It’s tough to get good pictures of them but these are the best I could do. The lighter one on top of the feeder is the one bigger than the rest. The darker one is considerably smaller.

Hello everyone. I’m new to chickens so I apologize if this is a basic question but how soon is it possible to tell a rooster from a hen? I have a mixed flock of seven chicks between 2-3 weeks old. 2 Plymouth rocks, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 buff Brahmas, and 1 buff Orpington. One of my Easter Eggers is...

When I brought my chicks home I began feeding them unmedicated chick starter. During the first week, one started showing signs of cocci. By the time I got Corid, another was showing symptoms as well. I treated them all with Corid via their water and all made full recoveries. I then switched them...

It typically doesn’t go below zero often in regards to ambient air temperature, however we do get an occasional night that might approach -20 with the wind chill. I’m thinking that if I add the additional ventilation facing the run (winds typically blow from the left and back of the coop would...

How high off the floor would you say for the roost bars? Coop is designed for deep litter method but during warmer months there will be less bedding. Height to the top of nesting box opening (height I planned to mount roosting bars) is roughly 26”. Was going to have three 4’ bars (side to side)...