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So my 9 week old chicks are doing great. But I have noticed that in a 3ft radius around their feeder there must be 2-3 inches deep of feed that they have " thrown" out while pecking at the feeder. I only now noticed it because it was covered in loose straw. Will they eat that if I remove the...

We have 5 Easter Egger chicks, 7 weeks old today, raised from day 2. They were all about the same size until 3 weeks old or so, when 2 of them began to grow a lot faster than the other 3. Is it possible that we got some Bantam in our Easter Egger mix? Or is the disparity in growth normal for...

6 weeks old. 5 Easter Eggers. This chick ( for the time being known as Betty) is larger than the others and his/her comb is a bit redder. Also... really stand -offish... while the other four hang out in my lap at every opportunity.

I have five 6 week old Easter Eggers. All 5 were bought together. It has been awhile since we have raised day old chicks. They all seem happy and healthy. The 3 smaller chicks are incredibly friendly and love to sit in our laps. The two " bigger" chicks ( one might be a rooster as its...

Any reason why I cannot remove my brooder plate? The girls will be 4 weeks next Tuesday and I have not seen them use it in sometime. We do have auxiliary heat at night with a heat lamp so the temperatures are adequate for them. (usually around 72 degrees with a bit warmer directly under the heat...

I have been so obsessed about keeping the chicks warm during the night that I have not really been paying attention to the temperatures in the coop during the day. It is in the 80's here in Seattle and the inside coop temperature is hovering around 90. I do have the door open ( screened to keep...

Are chicks (almost 3 weeks) smart enough to seek heat if they need it? Our coop has several heat sources (brooder plate and heat lamp to warm the ambient air) but one or two chicks love sitting on a window sill looking out which is a bit cooler (68 degrees) than the rest of the coop. (70's...

Moved our 2 week chicks out from our dining room to our coop building. They have been using a brooder plate for warmth in the dining room. Our outside temperatures are still hovering in the 50's at night and overcast morning's like this. I put in a heat lamp to warm up the ambient air and...

I just adopted a flock of 5 pullets yesterday. ( We have had chickens before) They are between 4 and 5 months old. One of them, the Brahma, appears older... took to the coop and run right away. The other 4, a bit younger, are still hanging out in the coop this morning yet to come out into the...