chicks and hens

Hi all! I have 3 laying hens and 3 eight week old chicks that slept outside with the big hens for the first time last night. I am having a hard time figuring out how to feed and what to feed them. The chicks don’t have access to the layer feed because it’s suspended and too high for them, but...

HI! :frow So giving this thread thing a go. I currently have 15 chicks, 4 pullets, and 2 hens....and possibly more coming soon. :jumpy I have been watching the chicks and they kinda look like penguins when doing their chest/sizing up/sparring... so thinking of calling our chicken operation...

I have 4 hens living in a 8 x 8 raised coop. Due to the small size of the coop I am considering building a small makeshift coop in my run (8 x 40). My idea is to house the established hen in the temporary coop in the run while the chicks grow. Run is well built and bird netting on the top. Have...