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imo 50% is a win .. even if everything is perfect, of course i like to see better, but ive learned if i for sure want x amount of chicks incubate double ..

the main idea is focus treating the coop more than the birds, the mites generally live and breed where they roost and lay so if you control that, usually the birds wont be 'infested' ... if you cant get ahold of some kind of bug killer to soray the coop down with, use bleach .. to be most...

keep them in a warm place like out in the garage .. if you have a big plastic tote with a lid and an old lamp or drop light with an incandecent bulb you can rig a makeshift incubator, ive hatched eggs that way .. put some water in the bottom, some folded wire for a standoff, a shallow box lined...

wow, at least you figured it out haha ... chicks in the house for more than the first 3 or so days is a no no, theyre the dustiest creatures known to mankind and it will get on everything ... luckily i live in florida and the garage works fine, and even then i like to get them outside asap so...

chickens dont need treats, they like routine and respond great to just managing the amount of regular food ..once theyre older and in the yard/run, theyll look at anything you provide in smaller amounts as a reward and a prize, like table scraps or pieces of bread etc ..

it wont need bedding in the bottom, maybe add some perches as necessary for easy hop-ups to roost .. with hardware cloth on the floor its alot safer, but youll need good access to spray it out almost daily .. what id probably do is then line underneath on the ground with square pavers and locate...

honestly, doesnt look like you have alot of chicks .. if you want to keep them, safest bet is combine them and keep them seperate until 6 or so weeks .. confining them in a smaller coop or run with other mature birds likely wont end well ..

theres just 3 of them? my guess is theyve just been pampered, never had to compete for food or deal with the real world .. id be sleepy and comfortable to lol .. chickens are pretty hardy though, theyll be fine outdoors at their age ..

if its easy to block off inside is ok, but really, if your counting on chicks to grow your flock use an incubator .. imo theres alot of drawbacks to using a broody including parasite infestation, disruption of egg laying, and yes, you generally have to work to make a special area anyway so its...

i think theres lots of strategies, but personally i wouldnt just turn birds out that dont know where anything is or what 'the program' is around your place .. you have to teach them that incrementally or theyll just blunder around and be hawk bait, and wont know where and how to hide, where...

oh they can take a good 6-8 hours to dry off and move around with any grace ..

ive never had much luck past 2 weeks or so once the rooster is gone ... id say several will still be fertile though if you keep collecting beyond that, but hey, ~6 more is 6 more .. been there with a wiped out herd ..

you have to contain them in a wire pen etc, for protection, unless youre staying right with them .. something as simple as a house cat could scatter them and at best youd have a hard time rounding them up .. at worst youd just find a few feathers and chicken parts and never know exactly what...

so far i cant pinpoint an exact cause of that, but ive definitely experienced it at times .. two things i can say 'reduce' those scenarios - 1) be sure the incubator circulates in enough fresh air throughout the incubation period, larger incubators can 'seal up' pretty well, i usually fan the...

thats almost my exact scenario right now, its really too hot in the garage during the day and theyre just over a week old .. they need lots of water if its hot ... the plan is two-fold depending on weather ... tomorrow theyre going into a wire pen in full shade out back, covered with a piece of...

animals like racoons are surprising in what they can get into, a swinging nest box door thats up high but not latched, wire thats maybe old and rusty and split alittle, they can squeeze through an amazingly small opening .. something smaller like a weasel, well, its got to be air tight almost ..

lol ..my chicks just turned 1 week and theyre off external heat, depends totally on ambient and where theyre at, it stays almost 80f in the garage overnight .. during the day its way in the 90s, so theyre perfectly fine ..if its getting cold at night still though, id keep them artificially warm...

if you live rural or semi rural just a sign out front 'free chicks' im sure will do it ..if not just plan to bring them with you to the grocery store or feed store and spend a 1/2 hour or so with your box and free chicks sign out front .. im sure youll be able to unload them quickly if theyre...

like you said, so many factors out of your control ... i think its a minor factor personally, every time ive bought shipped eggs i unpacked them and put them in the incubator already running lol ... last batch was just a dozen but they all hatched - on day 16 haha .. yes, in the summer in a hot...

imo if you use it alot and know its settings and its setup well, no, no you dont .. otherwise, yeah you need to preheat it and make sure everythings kosher