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I just checked back on my current batch of Hooligans who are now about 15 weeks old. When they were a month old they were in a brooder box in the big coop but had access to go anywhere and they did. This is what they look like at a month. You can see them settled on a branch in their brooder...

If you give them grass you should also give them grit. They don’t need grit while they just have chicken startwr food. You can introduce other food but make sure they have grit. Just put some in a bowl. Mine usually bathe in it but eat what they need. A little square of turf may be better...

I do that with one and the rest seem to copy. Same with my nipple waterer in the coop. Each generation seems to learn from the others - I only ever showed one of them when I got it a couple of years ago. Clever chickens!

Turn white part upside down so the open end is up. Fill with water. Put the base (the bit they drink from) on. The whole thing will be upside down. Once base is on carefully turn the whole thing right side up. Water will flow into the base but should not overflow if it is on the level. If you...