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They can be trained to drink that way at any age.

I wish I'd known about this when I brooded mine!

Buff Orpingtons are great chickens! I have 6. I live in central OK, so I know what sort of climate you have. My advice if you get the Buff Orpingtons is keep in mind they are not very heat tolerant due to all of the extra feathers. They need a little special consideration during the hottest...

Oh! I just thought of something I forgot to mention about sand. I've heard from many people not to use play sand, like the kind that goes in a kid's sandbox because it can cause problems with their respiratory tracts. I used sandy dirt from our yard in their dustbath.

You could give them a dustbath spot, just a small pan with sand in it. Might help prevent pasty butt. Helped my chicks overcome their dirty butt issues. I intsalled a thermometer in my brooder on the side under the lamp. Our brooder was a wooden crate with high-sides, so it held a lot of heat. I...