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Country Gal It's normal for the chicks to peck. They tend to have a peck at each others toes in the early days but it's just like kids finding out what hurts and what doesn't they are following their instincts. They rarely ever hurt each other. I think your brooder is plenty big enough I put...

I have been asked to supply some pics of the Triangle we use for our chicks. I built this from scraps around the garden and a very small amount of chicken wire. It has two handles built into the roof (ie the roof beam extends beyond the triangle) I rounded them off for comfortable carrying. It...

Woops Which seems Harsher 1 . "The way you are keeping your chicken" 2. "your tone is a little harsh. I hope that is just my reading of your post? It could be a little offensive to some" :| I will try to watch the use of my You's in future Please take me with a light hearted view. I'm...

Please put them out. They will love you for it. 68 degrees is more than enough for a 5 week chick. They are panting to cool down and they will absolutely love to spread their wings and have a run in the garden, are they drinking a lot of water also? Make a little corral out of anything (boxes...

I am not sure what you mean by Harsh QotL? I read it back to see but I see nothing I consider Harsh?. I am sorry if you feel that. I will try to soften my speech. I am just a little concerned when people seem to have to go to so much trouble to house chicks for so long. If I were a little...

Chicken_Addict Hi Just Clip one. The idea is to just trim the large flight feathers on the upper and lower wing. (Don't go too close to the flesh. Basically you are just making their flight ability un-balanced. If you do both wings it kinda defeats the object as they may still get enough lift...

Is it Just me or is this keeping chicks inside for weeks a bit strange and alien to the chicks? Our chicks have been hatched for two weeks now. They had 1 week in the Nursery with a light and then as the spring is fairly warm they have been outside during the day ever since. They love it...