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Thank you for all the help, I worked them onto the sand and they are doing great!! I was nervous, but everything has worked out. Now, I am just trying to work 1 week olds in with 2 day olds. The smaller week old birds are in with the 2 day olds and working out good, I will add more each day...

I am at a loss, I was told that sand really made a nice flooring instead of pine shavings. But how old do they have to be before I let the baby chicks on it? I am afraid they will eat too much. Any suggestions or answers?

Thank you for the information. I discovered that she is broody and I have no rooster and do not want to raise babies. She doesn't lay any eggs and just sits there on the nest. Everyday at least once I take her from the nest and make her go out with the others. She sits on some limbs I have...

I don't know what is going on. I have a Buff Orphington that started laying eggs around the first of December, and everything was fine. About 3 days ago she did nothing but sit in the nest, no eggs and never got down to eat or drink that I ever saw. Her eyes are bright and she seems alert but...

After I collect a days eggs, how long can I leave them out on the counter before I refrigerate them?

First time raising chickens, got them in June and they started laying first week of December. They all said the first eggs would be a little soft and deformed; but mine have been perfect from day one. Everyone says that I should be feeding them oyster shell. I feed laying pellets, scratch...