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They are living animals, anything can happen. What I typically see is that they remain a sub-flock until the pullets start laying. During the day they stay away from the adults. I have several feeding and watering stations so there is no competition when they eat or drink. Each group is...

My hen house is 8' x 12'. The roosts are along the back 8' long wall. The brooder is under the roosts with the top of the brooder acting as a droppings board. I'm not sure what you mean by extra nest box. I would until they are at least 5 weeks old. My main coop is at ground level. My...

Hats yeah. Footies, maybe.

There is a learning curve involved but they will become therapy for you. Just because they don't need a lot of stuff you want to do for them doesn't mean it hurts them. The real benefit may be that it makes you feel better than any way that it actually helps them.

I'm one of those heartless brutes too. My chicks go straight to the brooder in the coop from the incubator or post office. As long as they have a spot warm enough they do fine, even if there is ice in a far corner of that 3' x 6' brooder. I've had chicks 5-1/2 weeks old go through nights in...