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Sounds like you have very lucky hens! I will confess I’m a huge fan of fermented feed most of the time - but I find it trickier with the little ones - they have been known to get into the wet feed and get into a sticky wet mess and consequently get very cold and soiled - so we now go back to...

I’m sure you will be fine! The main thing is you are getting prepared and seeing these issues coming - a little preparation goes a long way! If in doubt just stick to the lower calcium feeds and offer oyster shell / calcium / protein supplements additionally to a basic feed that you think is...

It’s the excess calcium in prepared layers meal that can cause illness in the younger ones. One way around that it is to feed straights and add a separate & plentiful source of oyster shell - only the birds that need the extra calcium will choose to eat the oyster shell, once everyone is old...

If you have a broody raising your chicks then mum will integrate her chicks in according to her position in the pecking order. If she’s high up no one will cross her... if shes lower down you’ll probably have had to separate her anyway before the chicks hatch - for everyone’s safety & to ensure...

Well.... it will all depend on your set up.... The way we do it is to move the chick house & their integrated run into the main chickens area as soon as possible - for us that’s dictated by them coming off heat. This allows them all to get to know each other and the older ones also help to...