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They were laying around in bunches. It's funny, during the day they were sleepy, at night they were active last night. I have a big girl coop ready to go. I live in southern NJ and it's been a typical March, cold and damp, so I'm going to have to keep them in the house until they get full...

I have a thermometer over the tote. I had moved it the light up and then they started sleeping more. I pointed the lamp over top late yesterday and they seem much more active. Maybe they were just cold.

If you mean young as being new born's, they can fit in a shoe box and have tons of space. If you have the ability, put them in a Staples Paper box with holes, a towel on the bottom, some food. Being in the back could be too much wind chilling them. It would be good to have water, but that's a...

12 Leghorn hens are new to my family. Henhouse is ready to go when the girls are big enough to move out. Now they are living in the house.

I ordered 12 chicks from Central Tractor that were delivered last Friday. All seem fine. Over the weekend 4 developed "sticky butt", so of course, I've been wiping baby chick hineys for the past few days. Today is Tuesday, and the chicks seem more sleepy then the past few days, they're...

I just bought 12 leghorn hens. They came in the mail Friday. I have them in a Rubbermaid tote with lots of water, and crumbles for food. I noticed 4 had black stuff around their butts. My wife read the article identifying it as sticky butt. I used a warm wet rag and got the feces off. The...