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We have 3 BO, 3 Ameracauna, and 3 BR in a brooder in our dining room. They are all roughly 2 weeks old. They are starting to peck and fight each other. Is this normal? Are they establishing a pecking order? The last time we had chicks, they were in the coop with mom,so I didn't really see them...

I have a buff orp hen who had 7 chick June 25. They will be 18 weeks tomorrow. The mom still sleeps with them on/under/around her instead of roosting them. She hasn't laid any eggs since they have hatched. The chicks are 5 roosters (which will be butchered soon) and 3 hens. What gives? Is this...

We just have a small area, little less than an acre.but we are raising chickens, cats, kids, dogs, fruit trees, and a garden. We named it (our last name) Homestead. Original. Haha, i know.

I am new to the forum, although I have been reading BYC for a while. My husband and I just moved our family to an old farmhouse in the country. We currently have 8 buff orpingtons. Well, really the mom (Fluffy) and her 7 ten week old chicks. We are hoping to have around 20 in our flock...