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All your help is making me feel so much better about her. She does seem fine. So I am hoping that she will catch up and continues to be the spit fire that she showed us that first few hours!

She seems to be acting the same as the others, full of life and zest. My daughter calls her "Zippy" because the minute we took her out of the box she was shipped in and her little feet hit the brooder floor she was the only one that really ran around a ton! She kept zipping all of the place...

My chicks are 10 days old. I have 5 Rhode Island Reds, 6 Bared Plymouth Rocks, 5 Speckled Sussex. I am a first time chick momma! One of my Bared Plymouth Rocks is a runt. She was smaller than the rest when she arrived here (Mail order) and has remained as such to the point where it doesn't...

My babies arrived Late Tuesday afternoon! Whew! All arrived safe and sound and I am now the proud momma of 16, YES 16 baby chicks! 6 Bared Plymought Rocks, 5 Speckled Sussex, and 5 (at least I think 5) Rhode Island Reds! There are two of the RIRs that are marked close to the same as the...

Got my tracking number!!!!! I should have a box full of fluff tomorrow! YEAH!!! Just like a little kid at Christmas-No sleep for me tonight!

holmes0927 I wish I had some advise for you and sorry I don't. I am sure that someone on here will answer with trusted experience. Best wishes that your little baby will heal and make out ok! My babies are "READY TO SHIP" on my account.... so waiting to receive that exciting email! 5 Rhode...

As far as the Black Jack 57 goes, we did the entire floor of our coop. We are also having a people/storage area as well as chickie area. We also put a thin coat on the floor of my garden shed and so far so good. That is 10x10 and the coop/barn is 8x12. WIth 1/4 of a 5 gal pail left. My...

This is what I was thinking of trying, but just how nasty will that job be at the end of the season for just a few short months of plain sand in the coop be? I was thinking the same thing, but am hoping to find out more from others that have tried the sand in very cold climates. I don't want...

Ok. I have read tons of threads here and still have not found an answer to my question. We are brand new to chickens and built a brand new coop (chicken space will be 8x8). We live in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains in Very Upstate New York! Our winters can sometimes start as early...

Ok sand lovers, here is my situation: 8x8 chicken area in side coop. I live in very Northern New York where our winters start in Sept (sometimes) and can last until, well right now it is May 23 and still cold (we have truly seen snow fly on the Fourth of July here). So, how does the sand do...

I also did not think of putting the PDZ in a brooder. I am planning to use it on a poo board inside my coop, but was going to use pine shavings in my brooder. Perhaps on a poo board it won't get played in much like it will a brooder so there won't be as much dust being stirred up and floating...

I am so excited! My babies are due to ship June 3! I am expecting 5 Barred Rocks, 5 Rhode Island Reds, and 5 Speckled Sussex! These will be my FIRST chickens ever! I leaped in with both feet and heart as well! I just can't wait!

Great details and thank you so very much for all the measurements. My Chick area of my coop is going to be 5x8 and I wanted to be able to put two poo boards across the 5 ft sides (one with a confinement area underneath for new babies, sick or bad chicks!) and the nest boxes under the other with...

What are the measurements of your poo board? The measurements of your roost bars and the distance between them. We are starting our coop tonight so that would be great info to have. Plus how many birds do you have? Thanks!

My question is that we are getting 15 chickens in June..... wish it was sooner, but giving me the extra time to get our Chicken~Shanty (recycled/renovated ice fishing shanty) ready! How much Roost Bar should I have for 15 birds? I did read somewhere that I should have 12 inches or 1 foot per...

Ok, so I am super new to the chick raising world..... so exciting. I read that I should add electrolytes to their water. What type should be used and for how long should I add this? My new babies have not arrived yet so I am getting ready for them! Lots more excitement..... like waiting...

So creative! Wish my hubby was as talented! This is so great!

Great job! You should go into biz building them!

What a great transformation! Wonderful work! This is a very smart thing you did! I am sure your chicks are very happy there!

Very nice, great instructions and pictures to match!!! Very good job!