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be sure they have plenty of water either way .. id of already had them in the coop at 4 weeks, but divided off is best .. only condition that can sometimes be pertinent, is if you only have 3 or less mature birds, usually you can just throw them in there. they wont like it, but add a food...

real pecking orders arnt established until after birds reach full maturity imo .. but a big difference in size or age always comes into play with young birds, and some just are naturally more aggressive .. i'll see it at the food tray when one figures out it can get in by jumping up on the...

awww, thats so sad, sorry you had to go through that, ive lost alot of good chicken friends myself .. after you catch your breath i say, get some more and start over😉

i dont waste time and space with abnormal eggs, id rather stagger set for another couple days than have weirdo eggs in the bator lol ..

imo 50% is a win .. even if everything is perfect, of course i like to see better, but ive learned if i for sure want x amount of chicks incubate double ..

the main idea is focus treating the coop more than the birds, the mites generally live and breed where they roost and lay so if you control that, usually the birds wont be 'infested' ... if you cant get ahold of some kind of bug killer to soray the coop down with, use bleach .. to be most...

keep them in a warm place like out in the garage .. if you have a big plastic tote with a lid and an old lamp or drop light with an incandecent bulb you can rig a makeshift incubator, ive hatched eggs that way .. put some water in the bottom, some folded wire for a standoff, a shallow box lined...

wow, at least you figured it out haha ... chicks in the house for more than the first 3 or so days is a no no, theyre the dustiest creatures known to mankind and it will get on everything ... luckily i live in florida and the garage works fine, and even then i like to get them outside asap so...

chickens dont need treats, they like routine and respond great to just managing the amount of regular food ..once theyre older and in the yard/run, theyll look at anything you provide in smaller amounts as a reward and a prize, like table scraps or pieces of bread etc ..

it wont need bedding in the bottom, maybe add some perches as necessary for easy hop-ups to roost .. with hardware cloth on the floor its alot safer, but youll need good access to spray it out almost daily .. what id probably do is then line underneath on the ground with square pavers and locate...

honestly, doesnt look like you have alot of chicks .. if you want to keep them, safest bet is combine them and keep them seperate until 6 or so weeks .. confining them in a smaller coop or run with other mature birds likely wont end well ..

theres just 3 of them? my guess is theyve just been pampered, never had to compete for food or deal with the real world .. id be sleepy and comfortable to lol .. chickens are pretty hardy though, theyll be fine outdoors at their age ..

if its easy to block off inside is ok, but really, if your counting on chicks to grow your flock use an incubator .. imo theres alot of drawbacks to using a broody including parasite infestation, disruption of egg laying, and yes, you generally have to work to make a special area anyway so its...

i think theres lots of strategies, but personally i wouldnt just turn birds out that dont know where anything is or what 'the program' is around your place .. you have to teach them that incrementally or theyll just blunder around and be hawk bait, and wont know where and how to hide, where...

oh they can take a good 6-8 hours to dry off and move around with any grace ..

ive never had much luck past 2 weeks or so once the rooster is gone ... id say several will still be fertile though if you keep collecting beyond that, but hey, ~6 more is 6 more .. been there with a wiped out herd ..

you have to contain them in a wire pen etc, for protection, unless youre staying right with them .. something as simple as a house cat could scatter them and at best youd have a hard time rounding them up .. at worst youd just find a few feathers and chicken parts and never know exactly what...

so far i cant pinpoint an exact cause of that, but ive definitely experienced it at times .. two things i can say 'reduce' those scenarios - 1) be sure the incubator circulates in enough fresh air throughout the incubation period, larger incubators can 'seal up' pretty well, i usually fan the...

thats almost my exact scenario right now, its really too hot in the garage during the day and theyre just over a week old .. they need lots of water if its hot ... the plan is two-fold depending on weather ... tomorrow theyre going into a wire pen in full shade out back, covered with a piece of...

animals like racoons are surprising in what they can get into, a swinging nest box door thats up high but not latched, wire thats maybe old and rusty and split alittle, they can squeeze through an amazingly small opening .. something smaller like a weasel, well, its got to be air tight almost ..