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I'm actually in the Catskills area of upstate New York. Temps have been mild here, and I've had a heat lamp keeping them around 95-100 degrees. They seem comfortable. No one is weak, all seem to be doing really well otherwise, which is why I'm hesitant to believe they are sick. I think they've...

3 days ago I received my first chicks! Have adult chickens for awhile now, but this is my first time with chicks. Everyone has seemed in perfect health since I got them. All are eating, drinking and are very active. However, some have one eye closed and one had both eyes closed for about a day...

My concern is that if I incubate, I won't have the time to properly care for chicks. Are you saying if I incubate, once they are hatched, the hens will take over?

Hello! Some of my egg layers are getting up in age, so I was hoping to have some chicks to "replace" them. I've never done this before. I always collected my eggs first thing in the morning, and never saw a hen go broody. I have left a clutch of eggs in one of their nesting boxes in hopes I...

Hello! Tho I have been visiting this site for awhile now, I am just now officially a member! I just took in a flock of chickens that a friend could no longer care for. I had been wanting chickens for awhile, so this was ideal! It's mixed breeds, none of which I know for sure. I have six...