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I just switched to a nipple waterer and was worried about the same thing. Once they got thirsty they went looking for water and figured it out right away.

Hey all, I have my first 25 Cornish cross going onto pasture in a tractor. My pasture is far away from running water (as is my barn), so I’ve been hauling 5 gallons at a time while they’re in the brooder. In the pasture we have a spring fed stream and I’m wondering if I can start using that as a...

Thank you both for your input. This is very helpful (and also great news!)

Hi there, I know that there are LOTS of threads about moving chicks outside, but I can’t find much applicable information aside from the classic “reduce the heat by 5 degrees a week.” I’m raising 25 Cornish cross which are a little over four weeks. They’re ALMOST fully feathered (a few bald...

They came from Meyer Hatchery, I'm feeding nonmedicated chick starter from Tractor Supply (I believe it's Nutrena Meatbird Starter), they have plenty of ventilation in that it's fairly large room and the brooder is open. The door is closed, but it's in a barn so not airtight and I come in and...

Thanks for your reply -- just one end of the brooder is kept hot, they have plenty of space to regulate temp my moving to the other side. For cleaning I just shoveled out the old shavings and replaced with new. I watched them for a long time yesterday and this morning. It seems to be less...

Hello, I have 25 cornish cross chicks, about 1.5 weeks old. They are in a draft-free enclosed room within a barn, in a large stock tank with plenty of room. The temps here in Western NC have been swinging from lows of 22 at night to into the upper 70s during the day, so it's been difficult to...

Hi all, I've been researching chicken tractors as we have a lot of pasture land, but also a lot of predators. I've of course seen the John Suscovich chicken tractors for broilers, and in my research I've also seen a few people post tractors here that do not have nesting boxes or an enclosed coop...

Thanks all! I guess my question is more -- is it a PROBLEM if the chickens don't have any access to grass? Seems like no?

Hi, I've kept chickens twice before but in an Urban setting in a back yard. I now live on extensive acreage in Western NC and while we have some pasture, it's primarily dense woods. The place I would love to put the coop is close to our cabin, where I would have a moveable poultry net run for...