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My 3 ft x 6 ft brooder in the coop looks pretty similar to that. The top is solid and acts as a dropping board from the roosts above...

You're going to want to keep your new chicks separate for a while but not for disease reason, but because the adults may attack them...

I'm sorry you've had to deal with this early in your efforts. Many farms practice an "all in and all out" method that means severe...

How are you heating the chicks? I presume you mean day olds from somewhere or such. If you use a heat lamp, unless you've got...

A little bit should be okay, but not a lot or you'll get diarrhea. Grit isn't needed until they are given corn or other hard seeds. LofMc

MARTHA THE MAGNIFICENT!!!! She did it! She brooded the staggered hatch eggs for three days after the first batch popped out! With...

Hi! That is not a bad break at all. Being that it's only on day 4 though I would recommend patching it to prevent bacteria from entering...

Continuing treatment with Miconazole will eventually clear it up. It is contagious to other birds and can be with humans as well. Wear...

Resist the temptation to put him with the flock...you know better :) Ringworm simply does NOT clear quickly. That is the bane of...

If it's in the incubator now, I'd let it be and see how it does. If still with the hen, I'd recommend trying to fix the shell with...

Wonderful! Thank you both for the very detailed and quick explanation, much appreciated.

Yes, you are correct. You will get sexlinks (white barring on the males and a light spot on top of their head at hatch, no white barring...

Yes, if you use a Birchen Blue rooster over the Cuckoo hens...but only that direction....you can't take a cuckoo rooster over a birchen...

Thank you so much for the info! So if I understand correctly, if I go blue birchen route, only resulting roos will be barred/Cuckoo with...

I agree that Marans are often not the most prolific layers to begin with. If she's behaving normally and looks good, she could be done...