teen chickens

Hi there - We have six teenager chicks that are about 8 weeks old that are ready to leave the brooder and head into their teenager coop! We have a large run for our adult flock (16ft x 24ft for five adult hens) so we have divided that in half for our meet-n-greet phase until our teenagers become...

I brought home six 10 week olds yesterday. I have them in my boiler room in a large dog crate with pine bedding a low roost etc. Could you all give me tips on keeping them clean and happy in my set up. It’s cold outside here in Eastern Ontario is they’re not going outside anytime soon.... First...

Hello everyone! We have 12 mixed chicks (all females) ranging from 5-6 weeks that we currently have inside while we build our coop. Their container has a layer of pine shaving bedding on the bottom and they seem to love to sit in it, scoot their butt around, and flap their wings. They've done...

I have about 55 teens (16 weeks old) mostly girls -- we came home two weeks ago to one dead under the coop. No sign of injury, no lethargy. Nothing. Just dead -- Three or four days later, another one was dead beside the steps (looked like it had fallen off the steps). Again, no sign of...