This was very helpful. We put food and water in the brooder for our day-old chicks and saw them picking at the food but not drinking any water. I was worried that they would become dehydrated under the lamp. I replaced the dry food with the wet. I can rest easier now.
We bought our first chickens in May of 2020 - four straight run chicks which all turned out to be pullets.
We currently have three as we lost one this past fall to a possum. Good thing possums are solitary animals so there were no more to worry about after we took care of that one
They are all...
I am looking for a buff polish rooster and wouldn't mind another pullet, as well. I have three pullets, so far. I had four but lost one this winter to a possum.