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By the time these roos come to your attention as being aggressive to humans, they are already really ugly to your hens- probably the majority of the time. Starting out, I tried to protect myself and grandchildren from them. Never again, because if they are coming after us, they are also...

-+ Wow, 76 is a lot of new birds all at once. What did you end up doing with them? Did you look at the articles about chicken dust?

Chickens make fine dust that permeates into everything- including your lungs. Is that beautiful little girl in the picture your daughter? You do not want her breathing in chicken dust. What are you referring to as your brooder? Is it something enclosed? You probably have a heat lamp if you're...

That doesn't even deserve a response.....

....A little correction to what I wrote before. I guess they are older than 3 months when we put them together. We buy 2 large bags of baby chick feed which lasts a few months for 25 baby chicks. Then we get them used to adult chicken feed before we put them together. They have to get used to...

When we get the newborns we keep them in our old garage (in good shape- not drafty), in a large grain box with a screen over the top and 2 heat lamps. In about a month, we put a good sized pen across the end of our chicken coop. We have a wire fence with screening on the top and the heat lamps...

When we have the newly hatched chicks in the spring, we have them in an unheated garage, in a pen with a screen cover and a heat lamp. You can easily tell if the temp is ok. Probably 4- 5 weeks old, we put them in a fenced off area in the chicken coop. The hens and chicks get used to each other...

You should never keep your chickens inside the house in a bedroom. They produce a very fine dust that has to contain elements of their feces- it permeates everything, everywhere. Not healthy for humans, pets or your belongings. Do you not have a garage? You could use a heat lamp for the short...