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We moved from where I was born and raised, southern California, about a year and a half ago. Last winter it was normal, but right now we're in the middle of that cold snap...it's all of 13 degrees and the sleet has turned to slick ice here in N. Tennessee. I actually love it here, and the only...

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Hello all 'chicken crazy' folks. Seems like fall is upon us soon, and I'm curious. My chicks hatched July 8th....they're only 2 months old. They are fully feathered except for one BCM cockerel, who seems to be small and very slow feathering. He still has some down on his back. I was under the...

Prayers for you and your entire family. Don't know where you are, but I'm born and raised in California and we "evacuated" from fires a few times throughout my lifetime. Last year, we had enough and evacuated the state...crazy politics, high taxes and unending regulations drove us right out...

I must make a confession. The chicks I hatched July 8th, went straight into the coop from the brinsea. Had an Eco Glow plugged in for them, pine shavings down, chick feed and fresh water. All 14 were happy, healthy, and everyone survived just fine. They are all just about 8weeks old, they look...

My chickens are still young (9 weeks). They have a covered run, and anytime access to the coop. I feed them in the run, but there are 2~ 5 gal. nipple waterers. One in the run and one in the coop. They don't stay in the run all day, they travel in between. If I surprise them and go in the coop...

I suppose we could disconnect the battery that runs it, but I don't think there's a button or anything that just turns it off. It really isn't a big deal for me. We are always home in the evening, so it's no big deal for me to just go out there with the flashlight. Pretty soon my husband will...

Mine are about halfway feathered out. I have seen one BCM pant, but only for a moment. I keep replacing their water a couple times each day from our well water source....it's nice and cool. They've just started enjoying some fresh herbs, one of which is mint that I grow, and also some...

Thank you so much for this! It makes sense that they'd huddle outside in the run, because they stay next to the most light. The run is indeed lighter than inside the coop. Ours has an electric source built close to it, but my husband has yet to wire it into the coop itself. These chicks have...

Hello chicklovers. I thought I'd share what my new chicks have taught me about themselves. They are almost 4 weeks old and doing very well in their coop and covered run. It's hot and humid here in N.W. Tennessee. We have 14 chicks of various breeds, BCM, RLW, Colombian Deleware, Deleware, EE...

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Mine are only about 3 1/2 weeks old, but already they're developing personalities. One is a grey, or blue EE, and I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a roo. He's big, stocky leged, and rushes up to some of the others and wants to have a "face-off" with them, like a big man, lol. Most of the ones he...

The man you bought them from might have tried to vent sex them, which is tricky even for experienced breeders but certainly possible. Or, he may just have wanted to to get rid of these chicks, no telling cuz we don't know him. Too early to tell from your pics though, 5 weeks is pretty young to...

If you have electricity, would anyone recommend putting in a ceiling fan in the coop, or would that be too much air on them?

Thank you. I went ahead and put her under the eco-glow. All the other chicks were on the other side of the coop, exploring and scratching happily. One other did go under with her, and I observed just what you said. Didn't peck or bother her at all. I had a hunch that there's not a whole lot of...

That sounds good to me, but I have just one more concern about that. This is a tiny little thing. Not a bantam size or anything, but I'm really concerned she's gonna get picked on. Especially with taped toes. Add the fact that she's tiny and on the weak side....unable to walk well, unless the...

Not sure if I should post this here or in another area, but since there's so many experienced hatchers here, this is where I'm gonna start. I have another very late Delaware chick hatch. It piped almost 2 days ago. This morning, it was still struggling, and on closer inspection I noticed it's...

I guess I'm really going to experience several unfortunate learning experiences with all the hatches. So far, I've learned dough warmers are not good to begin hatches. Even good incubators can fail, as with my Hovabator that cooked all my Salmon Favorells. I had good fortune and all but one of...