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He is beautiful- thanks for sharing!

Thank you SO much for all your help. My tiny Nora lost her battle about an hour ago, while I was holding her. You were a Godsend and I love learning so much from you (plus seeing your 2 beautiful nekkid's!).

I put an additional partition, similar to the ones you make and blocked off my sick chick behind it. The smaller chicks are then put in another section and the larger, more assertive group have half the brooder. I’ve tried so hard but it’s looking like my sick girl might not make it, even...

Wow, another baldie lover!! My guy is a Chinese Crested, best dog I’ve ever had, even if he is a little stubborn. I imagine your beautiful guys can top him in that category! I LOVE your wooden brooder and divider! We tried to make a decent divider yesterday from hardware cloth, which has...

So I’m discovering- they will be out of the baby pools and into the corral within 2 days. :jumpy

Right now they are in two vinyl baby pools, they each have a 36” diameter. It seems to hold each group comfortably with no fighting and the ability to run around. I knew this wouldn’t last for long but they did seem ideal for the purpose and they have been. I will have to move them to a...

Side note- the only other different colored chicks, the Super Blues, get along with them beautifully and now these 7 are together. It’s the other 11 I worry about, who are delightful but far more assertive.

:idunnoI can always separate them in their coop later but I’m not sure how long is too long.

My brooders are 2 baby pools- I was planning on putting the big one together after the first week when their heat needs are no longer so significant (they will have to go out in a room temp environment when I move them, right now they’re in the “sauna”). Would any major damage be done by this...

:confused: Now the babies have arrived and I’ve noticed a distinct tendency for the other chicks to pick at the Naked Necks- because they are the smallest and most fragile of the group, I put them in a separate brooder and have left a few other chicks, rotating. Unfortunately, they do seem to...

Yes, I'm guessing CO has some of the same winter temps as you move out of the valleys- I don't know how dry it is there but we have had quite a moisture influx and it's expected to continue. I have similar plans as you, to let them free-range every day, for a while, when we have the awesome...

Okay, we finally decided on Cream Legbars, Partridge Olive Eggers, Super Blue Layers, regular Olive Eggers, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Golden Laced Wyandotte, Black Copper Marans and some Naked Necks (too adorable for the bald dog owner!). I'm not getting any horrible feedback so I'm hoping this...

Don’t feel bad- I have been abandoned by a few pets over the years when they found out my mother would make them the center of her universe! :barnie

I have an opossum (yes, we named him Ricardo) who lives nearby. His “issue” is you can never tell when he is going to show up, he is out Day/night/ and in-between. Do you think roosters would drive him off as needed? He is the most laid back animal I’ve ever seen so I’m not sure he would even...

Interesting- so you had no trouble with predation when they slept in the trees? And no problems between them and your chickens?

That’s too funny- I’m with you in that! :wee

That’s what I thought, but they were very insistent roosters would be fine with everyone! Unless I get one by mistake in the chicks, I won’t be getting any intentionally.

Okay, after research and taking in opinions of people who actually know what they’re doing (as in all of you), these are now the chickens I’m going to order: Egyptian Fayoumi, Cream Legbar, Blue/Black Ameraucana, Blue/Black Favaucana, Partridge Olive Egger, Barred Plymouth Rock and Black Copper...

Wow- the chart is fantastic! Does that come from your farm? It is invaluable since I am looking for the chickens reactions and behaviors in exactly those circumstances! Those Egyptian Fayoumi sound like great birds- little guineas with a far better chance at keeping themselves safe. You get...

Thanks- I never even heard of these!