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Just been out to the chicks and noticed that one of the ones we think is a female has a large swelling on her chest. There doesn't appear to be any broken skin. Any suggestions or experience with something like this? Worried about her. She seems to be eating and perky as well as drinking...

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. The chicks are now outside after escaping and they seem to be happy and healthy. I had no idea they would be so much work and that they would all have little personalities. It's such fun. My children adore them and even my husband loves them too - he went...

Out of our 9 we have two that are pale yellow and 7 that are a reddish sandy colour. We were told when they were dropped off that the two yellow chicks were boys and the 7 reddish ones are girls. Is this correct? I have no idea what breed they are. We rescued them from a care home. They paid...

Oh that is very helpful! Where can we buy these heat pads and how are they powered? I could easily move the mini run to the back door but I would struggle to run power to it. Though it's not impossible.. perhaps husband would help me with an extension cord rather than have them inside. I don't...

This is the run outside. Because they're huddled like that in the corner it means they are cold right?

This is the cage we have for them. They have been in that for 2 days. They need more space though as it's cramped. Just now I have them outside in an old rabbit run that my husband found in one of the barns. I am keeping a close watch on them and my children are playing outside bedside them...

Today it's a high of 10 degrees Celsius which is 50 Fahrenheit I believe. Tonight it's to be a low of 6 Celsius/42 Fahrenheit. We have a small 'room' in a barn that I could move the run we have inherited (small and portable, it won't last them as I reckon it would house only 2 fully grown hens...

Hi all! On Thursday we inherited 9 week old chicks who were going to be "disposed" of if we hadn't taken them. So they moved in with us in a tub with a water dish. We live in Scotland and are lucky enough to have a lot of land so space isn't an issue. We are planning the building of a run...