[joyfull]

also do you have everything else in place - coop and run, feed, bedding, diatomous earth, purple spray etc?

[naopll10]

Hello Naomi (very pretty name by the way) As people have suggested maybe 3 older birds point of lay. If you have three they will keep each other company when you are not home. You will need to talk to your parents carefully about having them and make sure it's OK with them first. If possible maybe look at this forum with one of your parents for ideas and advice. Everyone is very friendly and helpful, no question is too small or ever seen as silly. Everyone needs to start somewhere! Keeping chickens is not difficult but it is work and you need to be very ready and prepared to look after them whatever the weather and whatever else you may be doing.

Little chicks do have very special needs and someone looking after them that knows what to do for them. Where did you and your sisters chicks come from? Was it a school project? (please don't say which school in your answer if it was a school project).

I hope you are not too sad about your little chicks dying but learn from their deaths and don't have any more for  the moment until you are really sure you know how to care for grown up ones first.

Orchard Lady.

our chicks we have are doing fine now thank you, i now this is a chicken website but a couple of weeks ago my girl cockatiel Opal died i'm still really sad.