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I have 5 (well 4 right now because one wandered off tonight) 13 week old chickens. I have the nesting boxes blocked off right now because I didn’t want them to form bad habits and get it gross for no reason right now. When should I uncover it and put a decoy in there?

So my chicks are outside now, I got them Feb 27 so they’re about 10 weeks old. I have basically had to fill their water daily since I’ve had them, but today I just went out and it was almost still full. It was cooler today than it has been, and I gave them some treats- lettuce and some berry...

I have 5 assorted egg layers that are 8 almost 9 weeks old. We live in Michigan and I got them at TSC, all supposedly cold tolerant. We’ve got the coop all set up, hardware mesh on floor, sand on top, and rocks around the outside. I’ve been keeping them in the garage, and letting them out on...

Thank you all so much! I appreciate the help and kind words!!!! :)

Love this lol very true!!thank you!

Ahhh yes thank you for that reminder!!! Haha. Thanks for the info!

Oh shaker cans! Good idea! Thats what I planned on was just treats to get them to come back in but want to get them used to my treat call lol

I was chatting with the guy at tractor supply about chickens, and how they like seeds and whatnot and he was like “oh I have this, it’s in the bird aisle but the chicks love it” and so I got it thinking that it was great because it’s got a bit of red pepper in it and seeds and whatnot all in...

Thank you! I thought so, but then last night they were going kind of insane in there and it made me worry haha

Thank you so much!!! I thought so, but I just wanted to be sure haha. I’m a heavy sleeper, so I’ve been setting an alarm for 2am to check on them the last few nights haha!!! Loving having these girls so far! We can’t wait to get outside though!!! Thanks for your help!!!

First time chicken owner here so I’m sorry if this is dumb to ask. I just want to make sure I am taking the best care of the babies as possible. I have four 4 week old chicks, and one 3 week old chick. All are mostly feathered except the 3 week old. My house stays at about 72-73. Wondering if...