Tips! 💙

[Jessthebest]

I'm brand new to chickens. Please give me any tips or information you wish you had before raising your first flock!

 

[neo71665]

Start with a coop and run that is big enough to house double what you actually plan on keeping.

 

[Jessthebest]

Start with a coop and run that is big enough to house double what you actually plan on keeping.

How common is it for a chicken to hatch their eggs? My red comet gets broody and upset when I take them, I almost feel bad. Is there any way she could raise chicks without an incubator?

 

[neo71665]

They have been doing it for a lot longer than incubators have been around.

 

[Jessthebest]

They have been doing it for a lot longer than incubators have been around.

I just laughed out loud. Well, yeah I'd say that makes sense

 

[cheepteach]

Start with a coop and run that is big enough to house double what you actually plan on keeping.

that's the best advice!

 

[Sally PB]

Start with a coop and run that is big enough to house double what you actually plan on keeping.

... because chicken math is REAL!

Also, more ventilation is better.