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I have six chicks, about 5 weeks old (two speckled sussex, one black australorp, one barred rock, one easter egger, one red star). The barred rock chick makes beautiful, musical noises that none of the others make. I'm hoping that this doesn't mean that she is a HE. She has been one of the...

Should the food and water be hung inside the actual coop, or outside in the run? The run will be covered. There isn't a ton of room in the coop (about 3 sq. ft. per bird right now, though I'm expecting to end up with a rooster or two, which will bring the space back in line with the 4 sq. ft...

My chicks are 2 weeks old and they vibrate too! All of them do it some of the time, but not all of the time. I worry that I'm stressing them out when I hold them, but I want them to get somewhat used to it. Even though they don't necessarily like being picked up, when I put my hands in the...

I've read that you are not supposed to use chicken wire to enclose a run (and I've read horror stories about raccoons reaching through it). My question is, can you use hardware cloth (which is more expensive than chicken wire) for the bottom half, but chicken wire for the upper portion and top...