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    Fowl Pox & Baby Chicks

    Found out my large grown birds have fowl pox right before I received my baby chicks. Panic!! After days and days of searching, I found out that the manufacturer doesn't make the one-day old chick vaccine for small pox anymore. Once the supply runs out, there is no more. Does anyone know where...
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    Fowl pox -baby chicks

    Thank you so much! I have the company name now, and found out the name of the vaccine. I can't find where "Chick-N-Pox TC" is available online, but I'll reach out to them first thing in the morning. Thanks again!
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    Fowl pox -baby chicks

    Hello chook-lovers! I have 30 chicken on 5 acres and discovered yesterday that I have fowl pox. :( While this has to run its course and I'm providing supportive care, the problem I have is the 40 chicks I have indoor in my make-shift emergency brooder. I'd like to vaccinate them before...
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    Hen door to run - Leave open or closed at night?

    Thanks for all of the great advice! If I do leave the coop door open, I know security will be the top priority. Oh…and a game camera is a totally great idea to see what is roaming about at night first! Great idea!! Thanks everyone!
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    Hen door to run - Leave open or closed at night?

    Hello everyone! I was hoping to get feedback from me fellow chicken owners. I am an urban farmer and was wondering about the hen door that goes from the coop to my pen. Does this have to be opened at dawn and closed at dusk everyday? Since warmer weather is coming, I thought it would be nice...
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    Coop Input

    New question/idea... Has anyone ever seen several (two or three) smaller coops that house about 15 chickens each versus one large coop that houses all chickens? While I know the multiple coops would be more work for cleaning, watering, food, etc., it may work our better for our long-term...
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    Coop Input

    Great ideas, all of them! Sometimes you stare at a problem long enough you draw a blank for a solution. Thanks again!
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    Coop Input

    Thanks David for the advice! I actually just relocated from Texas to Kentucky, so the weather change is going to be something I need to figure out (lol). It is so much colder here! I had a small existing one, but it will be too small once all my new babies are out of the brooder. Expanding...
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    Coop Input

    Hi gang! I am needing some help finding a pre-built coop. I will have 25 chickens in a backyard (large 1/2 acre) and feel a coop already built will be easier than building one myself. Does anyone have any recommendations on websites/stores that are reasonable? I'm finding a few options on...
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    Newborn chick sick-need help ASAP!

    Help no longer needed, but thanks. Domino went to the bridge about 30 minutes ago. :( !!
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    Newborn chick sick-need help ASAP!

    Thanks for the advice! I tried getting her to drink the solution, but she won't and is completely limp at this point. 'Domino' is just opening and closing her mouth repeatedly now, with no noise. Simply heart wrenching!!
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    Newborn chick sick-need help ASAP!

    My newborn baby is super sick/weak. She arrived from the hatchery yesterday morning, but has barely drank/ate since. The others are doing well and walking around, yet she is just laying down and looks to be barely breathing. At one point, she had both legs completely stretched back and was...
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    Brooder Size & Appropriate # of Chicks?

    Hello everyone, I am new to BYC (and to raising chicks) and was hoping for some expert advice. I have two large 4x2x2 oval steel tanks (from Tractor Supply) set up and ready to go for my brooders. My first order or chicks already arrived earlier this week and the second will be arriving in a...
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