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I've seen a lot of people use colored zip ties for chicks. That seems to work reasonably well and isn't terribly expensive. You will have to change them often as they grow. Wing bands can also work but again you have to keep an eye on them as they grow and their feathers come in.

Does anyone else have direct experience in dealing with raccoons? They're so crafty - it's a real challenge

1 today!

Yeah, I do but maybe I need to be more consistent. I just have a small shallow pan they can drink out of. I'll get something a little bigger and make sure it's always full. You're not the first person to say fresh water is key

Ok I need some tips for my wild bird feeders. I have a seed tray, a tube feeder, a water pan, a hummingbird feeder, and a suet cage feeder. I rarely see birds come by - like only when I put the unroasted peanuts out in the tray. Maybe I should start a whole new thread?

hahaha all good. I'm happy for you :D

@Margaid where have you been? :D

@Asimov I i LOVE the pond/boat idea so clever! ok some of these are over-the-top cute aaaand a "chicken coupe"

another single egg day ho hum. (we're gonna get more chicks soon i think, hooray!)

I guess there's a bit of buzz going around because you could technically incubate and hatch these guys. I dunno that you'd want to necessarily and there's no guarantee they're fertile, they're usually just "in contact" with a rooster at some point. They're refrigerated as soon as they're laid so...

Thanks Igor. We really don't have too many issues with predators but every once in a while they do come around. I would say once a year or less. There are rats outside but they don't seem to ever bother the hens. We did have a hawk get a chick once that was very unfortunate. But really the...

I'm thinking I'm coming in somewhere in the middle here. Maybe $8-9 per dozen. My hens are a little older now though so they don't lay quite as frequently as they used to. I'm thinking with the cost of bedding and food for chicks you have kind of a steep initial cost to overcome. With that...

@Icemaiden you're right that's probably a bit of a conservative estimate hahaha

Oh and thanks so much for being a supporter!!

Hello and welcome to the group! Congrats on the new additions to your family!

Just one today 😭

I can't believe we don't already have a thread exactly like this going. My answer for today: 2

It's such a bummer. They're wonderful pets

I'm very interested to read what everyone's experiences have been with this. I feel like the big industrial chicken farms would've found a way by now if they could've

Our local pet food shop stopped carrying chicken feed and the last bag i got was definitely spoiled. I don't blame them. It's a hard game but these days I have to travel a bit further to the locally owned feed shop. They always have the best stuff from local mills.