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  1. duckman73

    NEED HELP WITH COSTS>>>>>Neighbors dog killed my whole flock ....

    Check your state laws as well. Had the dog of our new neighbors kill two hens and our rooster last fall. Turns out the dog had killed one of their friends cats the week before, and there son neglected to tie the dog up on the day it came onto our property half a mile down the road. The neighbors...
  2. duckman73

    Grow out pen and introduction to the run/coop

    I build a box out 4x4s and covered two sides and the lid with chicken wire. I put this in the corner of our coop and cut a second chicken door (last year was our first year with chicks after inheriting some adults the year before). Using some more chicken wire for walls and netting over the top...
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    What ELSE to feed baby chicks?

    We've given ours a couple dried mealworms a day after they have figured out their regular food and water. They loved them, and it encouraged them even more to come running to us. Still works to this day if we rattle the bag.
  4. duckman73

    Orpington Chicks (My 1st time with chickens)

    Just put in my order for 6 buffs, due to arrive on the 28th. This will be our second year of brooding chicks. Last year we had success with the 4 chicks we had by using a 20 gallon glass fish tank we had as a brooder. For the rest of the set-up, I used a drop cord lamp (the kind you use for...
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