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There seems to be a shortage on non-medicated chick starter. I went to get some from mypetchicken.com and they were out of stock, so I found some on Amazon, but after ordering was told it is on back order (this was after ordering far enough in advance to not run out before it got here). When...

So we bought a coop. It likely won't be permanent, but it will get us started. It's a 4x6 coop that is raised with a run underneath. We have a concrete slab in our yard (it had a dog run on it at some point) and are considering putting the coop on there for the ease of not having to go to great...

So we're looking at buying a small coop to start us out. Not sure how attached to it we'll be, but if it's not so great we'll rebuild later. Or maybe be able to modify this one. We figured out that to buy this one would end up being a little cheaper than to make what we want to make on our own...

I took the plunge and took our little chicks outside for the first time today! I figured since it was 82 and sunny, there was really no reason not to! Plus, I needed to clean the brooder. Here's a couple pictures of them enjoying their first outing! They had so much fun that they had no...

My chicks are 12 days old now and I don't have any grit yet. I will be getting some soon, but I was wondering if there are any treats they can have without grit? Can they have yogurt or applesauce or oatmeal? Maybe soft cooked veggies? I know the grit is to help them grind and digest bits of...

The power went out suddenly this morning. And, of course, my first thought was 'How will I keep my chicks warm!?' Within 10min, they had huddled together in the corner nearest the lamp. I covered the cage with a crib comforter and kept a watchful eye on them while calling the power company...

The chicks are a week old today! 4 out of 6 have sprouted some tail feathers and all of them are getting some lovely wing feathers.. Some of the more social ones have also started showing excitement when I come to the cage to visit them! It's so cute to watch them all run around and get excited...

I'm a brand new chicken owner. So I just wanted to see if these are normal chick behaviors or if I should worry? Do chicks/chickens yawn? Occasionally I'll see them open their beaks like they are yawning, no sound coming out. They seem to like stretching one leg out behind them - they do it...

We got our 6 black star chicks on Saturday - they hatched on Friday evening and were about 22 hours old when they came to us. They are, of course, absolutely adorable little fuzzballs! The kids love them, my husband and I love them, and the dogs love them. My one girl dog (Lucy) is a bit too...

So we will be getting 6 chicks this weekend and will be building a coop very soon for them. After lots and lots of time on the internet looking at coops, coop plans, etc.. we've decided we want to try and build our own. We live in Iowa and I've been keeping a vegetable garden for the past two...

Hi! I live in Des Moines, IA and have been wanting chickens for a couple of years now. We finally have a bit of money to put into it and will probably have everything set up within a month! So I am here, learning all I need to know about starting our own little flock of chickens. I have 5 kids...