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Thank you all for being so kind! I'm glad to have the one healthy chick I have. She is beautiful.

The poor little thing didn't make it. I'm heartbroken. Dang, life is so hard. Sweet little bird. Thank you for trying to help. :(

I do not have an incubator. :( I have a heat lamp for my chicks.... but I know humidity would be an issue. I might be able to rig something with an old aquarium. I'm hopeless unprepared, because I was letting momma do all the work. If I was to rig an aquarium... heat lamp, water in a dish...

Any luck with your chick?

I'm quite sure I have a hopeless situation, but I hope someone here can help. I have a hen that has just hatched her first egg (a first for me too!). We have one adorable healthy little black star chick that is doing very well with momma. HOWEVER... I made a terrible mistake and gave the hen...

Well, I think you may have helped me. I just inherited a chicken yesterday with a similar looking rear. According to her previous owner, she has looked like this since she was a chick.. and she does tend to be stressed because she was always picked on. You should see her sister... she's...

Yes, the coop is movable. It was originally going to be my chicken tractor, but it got to be MUCH too big for that. It can only be moved with the tractor at this point. Unfortunately, one of my big concerns is that it's too small for 7 birds. I was thinking that maybe this is why they...

Ok... thanks everyone. We'll see how things go!

Yes, the hay would be much cheaper, but I should also add that the horses still reside in this stall as well. Not sure how long the hay bales would last. I do plan on just wiring off the top of the stall. The poo on the tractor is not all that big of a deal (in my opinion, not my hubbys)...

Hey everyone... This is my very first BYC post, although I've been lurking for months checking out coop ideas. I have 6 hens and one crazy rooster. Although we built them a nice coop in the spring, I've let them free range all summer and they've decided that they prefer to sleep in the horses...