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Hello! I'm figuring out what kind of nesting boxes to build and I'm wondering at what age do you provide boxes. I came across a couple comments about young hens using them as roosts until they start laying and how that can create a dirty nest for the eggs in the future. My hens are 14 weeks...

Hello! We started with 25 chicks to create a laying flock and after seeing how they grew in just 2 months we just had to add some meat birds to our little homestead. I purchased 44 Cornish cross chickens last week and they are thriving! I'm working on creating their coop and outside space...

Hello! We started with 25 chicks to create a laying flock and after seeing how they grew in just 2 months we just had to add some meat birds to our little homestead. I purchased 44 Cornish cross chickens last week and they are thriving! I'm working on creating their coop and outside space...

Today we brought home 25 newly hatched chicks. We are just so excited to watch them grow, my children (6, 6, and 4) are over the moon with questions! What a great adventure! Thanks to everyone who've answered my questions so far - this site is awesome :)

Hello, I have well water that is lightly softened with salt. I have been told today that allowing chicks to drink "softened water" will kill them. Is this true? I can't seem to find anything to support or contradict this. Wanted to check before my chicks arrive! We normally run our drinking...

Hello, I am excited to find these forums and learn so much just from reading tonight. We are expecting our first set of chicks in the middle/end of March so I am trying to get everything setup and learn as much as I can about caring for our new chicks. We homeschool our 3 daughters so we will...

Hello. I am looking forward to getting my chicks, hatched from a friend, in about a month. I am looking at some starter feed to make sure I have some on hand and am overwhelmed by the variety. How do you pick?? I have narrowed it down to two that I think are good. I am looking for organic...