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followed me home from the store. Guy was giving away four beautiful roosters. About a year old. Very calm and docile. Said he free ranges and roosts in trees or an old barn. Speckled sussex.

So cute. A couple are trying to dust bathe. For my chick's on their "forest floor" bedding. one of the chicks spotted and ran after a bug. Was so cute. It was one of the smaller / younger chicks. pictures to follow

Have a question regarding my impending chick arrivals. If the store has chicks from a couple of days old to chicks a couple of weeks old, which would be the better choice and is mixing and matching of ages at that point a bad idea? When I went last week, they had some brand new ones, some 1...

Thanks again for information. There are quite a few threads and wasn't sure which one to start with! Lol Will make it easier and save me hours and hours of reading that may not have been what I needed.!

Just found one of the threads for putting them out, but I am unclear as to how early they can go? I mean, days? A week? Open air coop is the planHow early would be safe? And not just temperature but predator. We are hoping to really predator proof as much as is possible anyway. But they are...

Wanted to ask about this earlier, but had to work today (and will tomorrow). Need to know about the outside chick brooding with no heat lamp. Do tell! Can't leave me hanging like that! BTW, have the light on in the black plastic thingy and is comfortably warm directly on it. Plan to put...

I frequently say that the best quality I have is that I know I don't know everything. I have little shame when it comes to learning something new. I'll ask all kinds of questions and don't mind questions in return or constructive criticism. That's the best way to learn in addition to the...

Oh, it's a valid concern! That's why I'll try the light for a full day while it's empty to see how it does. Will try it with bedding as well. Should let me see if it gets too hot.

I'm thinking/hoping it shouldn't get too hot. It won't be in direct sunlight and it's only hitting the 80's right now. Some days 70's. I'll try the light for a day or two when I'm off work and it's empty to see how it does. Then I may add the leaves and straw I'm planning to use to see how...

Ruh-roh. Okay, looks like we will be getting more like 8 chickens. So, guess I'm off to get another tub for more babies. Will have coop completed by next Saturday. Plan on getting chicks one day next week. Hopefully they will be okay for that short a period of time. Hate to do that, but with...

Thanks. That's what I was wondering. We are planning on having an open air type coop with chain link walls from the roof to floor and covered in hardware cloth. Only the back wall that's up against a metal building will be solid - and the roof. Didn't know if that would be appropriate since...

Thank you so much for the reply. I am hoping no later than the chicks age of 3 weeks to have them outside. There really should be no reason not to have them out in a week. Two would be the absolute outside. That being said, I think three, maybe four chicks to start. If all goes well, I'll add...

Sort of excited. Got my brooder supplies today. Got a 50 gallon black rubbery/plasticky animal water trough for a brooder. Got my clamp on light, chick waterer and feeder and a small bag of starter crumble. Am planning on fermenting the food from the get-go. So, have some kombucha starter I...