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This chick (6 weeks old) has been pecked. Should we separate her or leave her with the flock? We have a total of 26 pullets and 1 roo in an 8x8 coop. We know we need more roosting bars to prevent this in the first place. They are being installed this weekend. We also plan to start letting...

Our current brooder is made of 8 brooder panels from Premier 1 Supplies. I am currently having a couple issues. 1. Where do I put the chicks when I clean the brooder? They were so small the first week that we used a plastic storage container as a brooder. We just put them in another one to...

My sensitive 5th grader received 29 chicks from 4H: 12 barred rock, 12 black sex link, 4 white leghorns, and 1 black rooster that is one of the two black breeds. We've had them for 2 days and we have lost 2 chicks. They shipped from TX on Tuesday. We were expecting them to be delivered here in...

We bought a used coop from our neighbors, mostly out of charity, partly thinking having SOMETHING was better than starting from scratch. Although, we are basically rebuilding it. The inside is DISGUSTING. We will definitely be doing a thorough cleaning and sanitizing wash before our pullets...

Hello! My husband and I bought 10 acres in rural TN. My oldest daughter wants a horse, but she will have to be content with chickens! She will be getting 24 hens and a rooster from the 4H chick chain project this spring. In the meantime, we need to learn as much as possible about raising and...