I just removed my layer feed from the coop run since my chicks couldn't resist it. There's a big feeder with flock raiser with crushed oyster shell on the side available to them. My smallest Bantam, a Mottled Cochin (I have 2) has started crowing at 10 weeks and I saw him eat oyster shell the...
This has worked well so far for my 7 weeks old chicks. Today we're moving to a coop in the run of my main chicken coop. While days are in the 70's, we'll still have nighttime temps into the 40's, possibly lower. So I'm planning to set it up as a heater on a timer to come on at night. There'll be...