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    NY chicken lover!!!!

    New Country Organics Feed Buying Group? Hello my fellow NY chicken lovers! Does anyone here feed their girls feed from them? I have been since mine were day olds in April. I love it and the girls love it. The problem is getting it here from Virginia. 50# bag price is not bad for non-gmo organic...
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    Confused! Coop almost done, at crucial point! Some advice welcomed about ventilation and insulation.

    Getting used to the new format......not working so well on iPhone App. Anyway, heres some background. We live in Rochester, NY. Summers 80-90f+ and winters 0-32f with some brutal days of sub-zero windchills. We have 10 chickens, dual purpose breeds (Barred Rocks, Buffs, Wyandottes, Americaunas...
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    I am already 2 1/2 full days on it now so I hope it works. Dr. initially thought the poop looked fine as well and did not think we'd find any cocci on the fecal float but we did see some. Never once did any of them act any different, they are wild as can be eating and drinking and interacting...
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    Albon is the drug i believe? Not home with the bottle. Is that a sulfa?
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    i hit the wrong button to quote you back, hopefully you still see it. Ill quote you now.
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    I hear you completely. My situation is I got 8 birds from my local hatchery on 4/13, one buff orp died easter sunday, leaving her buff sister alone so I wanted more buffs. Found a local lady on craigs who is npip neg cert and nys inspected. Got 3 that day from her. Newbie mistake plopped them...
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    More today, this one looks a bit more red to me.
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    Normal, Cocci, Shed intestinal Lining? Help!

    Newbie to chicks, first 10. Looked over the poop chart on here still not sure. So the past few days I've been seeing poops with what appears to have blood in it. Took sample to avian vet despite it being an hour okd and in ziploc bag they said it wasnt fresh enough but did not appear to be...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    I picked them up this afternoon from the poultry hatchery about an hour from where I am located. Everything has seemed to settle down for the night. I did notice it was during a time when my so called rebel child was being pushed out of food and water so i guess she was just retaliating.
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    First timer!! Here are my 8...2 each of Buff Orpintons, Barred Rocks, Gold Laced Wyandottes and Amerercaunas. Question? Is it normal to have one of the bunch be somewhat picking on the others, pecking and pushing? My one Amerercauna is my rebel child so far.
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    Need Coop Advice!

    i think it depends on the size and how intricate the design is. I'd say $15-30?
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    Need Coop Advice!

    I am in the the boat of essentially looking for plans. We have to build our coop in the next few weeks and I have been looking tirelessly for plans. I know exactly in my head what I want it to look like, I just want plans for direction. Hubby and I are very handy so building it is not the...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Yes, we will start removing some of the wood under the shelf between the heating pad we up to 5" under there. If they outgrow that before going into the coop I can start placing the unit itself on blocks of wood to raise the height.
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    So our first ever chicks are coming in 4 days! 8 to be exact. The past few weeks have been spent converting an old bathroom vanity into a brooder. Now on to the MHp.... for day old chicks how low should it be? I know it should touch their backs but dont have the best estimate on how tall that...
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    Newbie to chicks, coming soon, so many questions.

    Hi! I am so sorry to hear about your chick. I unfortunately will be no help as Im new to this whole thing and don't even have my chicks yet. You will get a fast, detailed response by putting it in another thread tailored for injuries or illnesses. Go under the forum and under raising baby...
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