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    Review by '' on item 'Red Sex Link'

    Let me start by saying that I got them as chicks in October, in Alaska. I reared them inside of course, but by December I had them in a coop with at 250 watt flood and open access to the run. They are all healthy and happy! We get ambient temps of -30°f and I have yet to have a problem with...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    So, based on what I have been reading, I dug up a chunk of yard (sod) and plopped it in the brood box. They went freaking bananas! Picking, scratching, standing on it, laying on it. Was great to watch.
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    I use Red Tiger Worms to compost and make fertilizer, I've been tossing some of those in from time to time while I grow the mealworm army. They seem to enjoy them! They also got fresh baby Kale and Spinach, which they went crazy over
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    Can I take my chicks outside to play??

    I was just wondering this myself :-) My RIR chicks were hatched on the 4th, and I have to play ninja to keep them in the brood box when I am changing food and water. It's much cooler up here (50f day temps), but, figured it wouldn't hurt them in short bits. Their wing feathers are in, tails...
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Another converted dog kennel. It works SO perfectly! Deep bedding pine chips and hung the heat lamp inside. The only complaint that I have is that these critters are going NUTS scratching the pine chips, and it fills up their water trough. I have some landscaping wire cloth as a 'kick...
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    North to Alaska!

    Nice to see that we (Alaskans) have an active thread! I live in Palmer. I'm 100% new to this, so I am seeking as much help as possible. Of course there is there reading, and reading, and reading, and.... But I'm a pretty social guy, and would love to sit with some fellow Valley folks over...
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    Another northern member steps in; hello form Alaska!

    Not yet, but certainly will; thanks!
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    Another northern member steps in; hello form Alaska!

    Hello! I was born onto a ranch, and now that I've built a small army for a family, I'm trying to make my way back to that lifestyle. I live in Palmer, Alaska. Our family home is Myself and wife, my mother, and 7 children! I apologize to those of you who are strictly pet-chicken owners; I'm...
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