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Success! My Wife had an idea along those same lines. I came home from work this evening expecting to have another chicken roundup. She had blocked off the area where they liked to bed down so they marched themselves up the ramp and went right into the coop :) How come everyone here, my wife...

Eight weeks after coming home with our 12 day old Buff Brahma Bantam chicks, our 6 (hopefully) pullets were ready to get the hell out of the brooder in my workshop and venture out into the exciting world of "outside". I kept them shut up in the coop from Wednesday night through Friday...

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6 weeks ago we purchased a dozen straight run Buff Brahma Bantam chicks from a hatchery (Ideal), with the intention of keeping 4 or 5 pullets once they got old enought to determine gender. I'm pretty sure about 4 of the kids being Roos, so I'd like to find them homes if anyone is interested and...

Thanks! That's pretty much what I was thinking. quote name="BrotherJosh" url="/t/763268/question-for-nipple-and-bottle-waterer-users#post_10865836"]I just made a simple nipple-waterer from a milk jug - drilled a hole in the bottom so i can hang it from the handle with a simple bungee.  I found...

My Question: Do any of you who use plastic bottles with nipples for watering use yours without putting a vent hole at the top of the bottle when you hang it? Are the chicks still able to get enough water to flow out when they peck the nipple? Why I'm asking: Brooder chicks are 4 weeks old...

After doing all the homework, legwork, and build work.... "The Day" finally arrived. I drove down to Cameron (Ideal Poultry) and picked up a dozen Buff Brahma Bantam chicks. They went into the brooder when I got home with them and everyone is doing fine this morning :) We're hoping we have 3...

Thanks everyone. My granddaughter (4 yrs) is already picking out names for them :)

Hey, The Wife and I live north of Dallas, and plan to add a few chickens this spring. I just finished up a small backyard coop, and hope to make progress on their pen this weekend. We've kept animals before, but this will be our first chicken experience :) This forum has been a goldmine of...