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We moved our chicken's coup & run. It's amazing how the chicks will destroy the grass in their run!!

This is our 1st year raising chickens. One of our girls (8 Buff Orpingtons) laid their 1st egg today. They are 20 weeks old this week. We are really excited!!

I was faced with the same dilemma as you. First time chicken tender, I did a lot of research. I came to the conclusion that if you brood indoors for 6-7 weeks, their immune system is developed enough to send them outside. There is no substitute for a clean, and dry environment when brooding...

Thank you for your reply!! I was hoping that a person could do something to not waste them.

I'm new to chickens. There is a small amount of fines in each bag of food. The chickens aren't eating it, but is there something I can do with it to feed it to them, or should they just be thrown away?

I think they say it's safe for up to 20 chicks, but that must be day old chicks!! I have 8 chicks, and by the time they were 4 weeks old, they barely fit under the plate. Worked out well though, they were ready to give up the heat plate anyway. I'm glad the heat plate worked out for you!!

I should have mentioned that I kept my plate at an angle also, higher in the front and sloping to the rear.

You may want to call their support line to see if they can help you. I assume they have a help line?

I have that same model, and I could hold my fingers on the plate without issue. It was warm, but not hot. I was afraid that mine wasn't hot enough, but the chicks would huddle underneath of it and have thrived. I kept the heat plate at the height where the plate was at their back level. I...

1st time raising chickens, and I got 8 Buff Orpingtons. I got them because everything I read said that they were good chickens for the beginner to have. They are 5 weeks old now, and more active than I anticipated. They love to fly around the brooder. One almost flew out one day when I had...

I may drive on the driveway 1x yearly. Thanks for your input!!

I have an old driveway that is overgrown with grass. I'm thinking of placing my chicken run (10'x13') on top of where the road was. Do you see any problems with this. You wouldn't know there was a road underneath of the grass by looking at it. I see a couple of advantages for me. 1st, it...

Chickens love to roost, so I built mine a simple ladder type roost with two rungs. They love it, but they still love to roost on top of their heater plate and the food and waterer.

I did a search and found the answer. Is this ok to feed to young chicks?

What is BSF?