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they still have the baby chirp & I read somewhere that the older chickens don't like the chirping, so wait until they're 12 wks old when chirping has stopped?!? anyhow I tried it today lasted less then 5 minutes & I put everyone back where they belonged :(

So my new chicks are 10 weeks old & intermingle through baby gate with older flock. They still make chirping sounds. I am definately nervous about the "real" introduction & getting everyone to live peacefully together. I m aware of pecking order. I was thinking it was time to let them socialize...

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So my girls are getting my old workshop as their new chicken palace. In their old coop they all (they are still in it) they all like to lay their eggs in one spot in the nesting boxes on the south facing wall. Should I keep new nesting boxes on the south facing wall in new coop or can I put them...

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Tha Red is preferred but it can be hard to find a low enough wattage red bulb for a plastic bin. Perhaps one of the $30 reptile bulbs or a ceramic heat emitter but not everyone wants to spend that sort of money on a heat lamp. And it's definitely better to use white light than roast your peeps...

Getting ready for first batch of my new baby chicks, my older girls I adopted. I am curious between using a red or white light for my brooder pen ( large,clear Tupperware bin, 4 chicks) Any helpful advice for my new baby girls would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Thank you, I did do that today. Wasn't sure if you had to replace roosts every now and then :)

We adpoted chickens & their coop. The perches seem pretty dirty even after scraping and cleaning. Should you ever change out perches or anything else in coops for sanitary purposes?

Thank you for all the advice. Could this pose a health risk if it does not clear up? I will try and read up on the disgestion system.

It is soft, I can feel the food under her skin. There is no way she is letting me near her beak to smell her breath. What do I do from here?

We apodted 3 grown chickens from a friend that had to move. So I have been an adoptive mom for 4 months now, so raising chickens is still new to me. I noticed one of my girls had a swollen right breast about 3 days ago, I was thinking well she is about 3yrs old, maybe cancer? Then I goggled...