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Thanks! I'm new to chickens and picked up 4 chicks from my local D&B supply - she was in a box with a bunch of chicks and the box was labeled "Speckled Sussex" ... so funny that D&B had the whole lot of chicks mislabled!

Hello: Anyone have thoughts as to what bread my pullet is? I'm not sure about the girl with the dark feathers looking at the camera in the pictures. I took her home when she was 1 week old and thought she was a speckled sussex ... she's 7-8 weeks old and this weekend a friend thought she...

Thanks for the input - the bedding on the floor of the coop is pine shavings, they seem to enjoy to snuggle down into it. Our forecast has changed a little, for the better, and it looks like night temps will stay above 40 degrees - yeah - the chicks are still gathering together buy the door...

Hi. I have 4 chicks that started to spend their full day (7am-8pm) in their enclosed run/coop area at 4 weeks old (about 1 1/2 weeks ago). The temperature varies from a low of around 40 degrees at 5am and can get up to 70 by late afternoon (so huge temp swings). When I started putting the...

Thanks for the suggestions - I'll pick one up!

We are just getting started with our backyard chicken adventure ... we have 4 chicks that are 3 weeks old and we got their coop all set up and in place over the weekend. To predator proof we have used saftely gate hook and eye latches and have dug around the coop and run about a foot and...

This is great - I"ve been searching for a collapsable run option ... I need to carve out time to try to build a similiar one ... nice work!

Awesome!

so cute - what breed(s) do you have?

Thanks for the input - I have started reading about the Deep Litter method and very interested- I'll check the grass pile for mold, we don't use any weed/feed type products on our grass. I'll get some wood (pine) chips to mix in, too... and just start and see how things go... I"m sure I'll...

We are starting our backyard chicken adventure and are just getting the coop and run set up - there are so many opinons and options on what to use for bedding in the coop and run I just don't know what to try first. I live in Idaho - high desert - summers days are dry and hot, nights get cool...

I'm in Hailey - just starting my backyard chicken adventure!

Love your coop - nice job!

Thanks - my chick is suppose to be a pullet ... reading all about sexing this breed had me curious if she will turn out to be a hen.

I picked up my first Ameraucana chick last weekend - she is "1-2 wks old", I got her from D&B supply. Any thougths on what color and gender my little light yellow chick is? Thanks! Here is our Ameraucana:

Love all the Brooder pics ... I'm a newbie and this is my first Brooder ... keeping it simple and went with big old cardboard box (my chicken $ have gone into the coop/run area!) .... 4 little chicks, I think they are around 2 wks old... Speckled Sussex, Golden Sex-Link, Ameraucana, Rhode Island...

Thanks for all your comments - this site has been so helpful with getting familiar with chicken raising basics and all the options - I"m sure I'll have loads of questions as the weeks go by!