Mine also have begun to lay. They are laying on the floor of the coop. My Dh built this really nice nesting box. It is a stand alone three hole nesting box. They don't want to use it. I was reading on here about the avoidance of nesting boxes.. I gather from reading that having the box near...
If you purchased them from a website there should be instructions there new chicks. Otherwise, they like it very warm at the beginning. I'm thinking 90-100 first week. If they are peeping and huddled together then they want it warmer. If they are all scattered away from the lamp then it's...
I ordered 20 broilers, three buff's and one free exotic chick back in March. I have since butchered the broilers. I have the three buff's and the one free exotic which I am thinking is a rooster at this point because he crows. No spurs yet, but he crows. I just ordered 25 more chicks. Most...