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One of my Rhode Island Reds left me an egg Friday, the very first one. Today is Tuesday and we haven't had any from a Red since. Today there was one from a Leghorn though. I came here looking for info regarding requency of laying with young girls. Good to know there can be a pause in between...

We used bicycle water bottles and the holders that attach to the bike frame. We screwed the holder into a small piece of wood, sandwiching the dog crate between to hold it in place. As the chicks grew, we raised it up. We put a nipple in the bottom of the water bottle and pulled the top "human...

After about 3 weeks, we needed to give the girls a little more space. Luckily we had another dog crate to connect to the brooder. We made a "T" by opening one side door of the brooder to the end door of the additional. We wired the two together and it worked great! A few days ago, at 6...

Thank you! You'll definitely want to put cardboard around the crate as the little girls can fit right through the wires. Plus it helps keeps the mess inside. I attached the heating pad at an angle with the back side low. It helps keep the heat in and gives the chicks the perfect temp to...

This is our first "go" with chicks. After many hours of researching brooder ideas, we decided to use the dog crate and heating pad concept. We brought our little girls home yesterday. They love their new home!!! I placed the heating pad on a cooling rack and covered it with an old towel...