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    Sick Chicks: Neck Pumping, fluffed up: Is it ILT or just a cold?

    They are in my main floor mud room area (inside, heated to house temperature. About 70 degrees) Thank you for your help!
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    Sick Chicks: Neck Pumping, fluffed up: Is it ILT or just a cold?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight.: 4 chicks, about 8 weeks old 2)What is the behavior, exactly: One of the chicks is fluffed up, sneezing, watery eyes, and "pumps" her neck. She keeps stretching her neck out as she opens her mouth. Her breathing is not raspy. She hasn't grown in two...
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    Insanely silly question

    Thanks for not making me feel silly.
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    Insanely silly question

    Do chickens need water in the night? I put all of the girls in the coop part of the henhouse, and closed the door last night. Then this morning I went and opened it. But then it occured to me that they had no water ALL NIGHT! Is that ok? Or am I a mean chicken mama?
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    River sand vs. Concrete sand?

    Thanks Pat. I took the coarsest sand they had at the yard. It's not dusty, its very granular. The man said that it only had sand in it - nothing else. I bought two yards so hopefully it's enough!
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    River sand vs. Concrete sand?

    Oh no - how on earth do I check it for polimers or silicon? Would they know if I ask them at the sand place? I don't even know what they are!
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    River sand vs. Concrete sand?

    I did some poking about on the net, and it seems that River sand is not available in my part of Canada. Only concrete sand, which is a coarse sand. I think it's going to have to do!
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    River sand vs. Concrete sand?

    I have been trying to find River sand, but each place I call tries to sell me concrete sand. Is it the same thing? I asked if it comes from a river and they said no. It's made. What other choices do I have if I can't find River sand? I am in South Western Ontario, Canada.
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    Canadian Ontario Hatchery?

    This is an older thread, but I am hoping to revive it! Where in Ontario do people order specialty chicks from? It seems that most Canadian hatcheries only carry the basics, and certainly don't offer supplies like the US hatcheries do.
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    Rice Hulls Bedding is Magic

    I am facinated!!! I have never heard of this before! Does anyone know if you can buy them in Canada?
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    Floundering on my coop construction...

    How cold do your winters get? that would make a difference - ie. in terms of what can be left open to air flow I like the idea of a door that doubles as a window. Could you find an old window on Kijiji or at the Habitat Restore, and put it on hinges somehow? It would save you a lot of time and...
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    The Coop has begun!

    Thanks Rivers, it's going to be underneath about 6 inches of river sand, so hopefully even if it does rust it will keep critters out? So far materials have cost us about $870. We got the windows at the Habitat Restore, and the wood was on sale. We got the wire from Kijiji, and the shingles...
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    The Coop has begun!

    More photos of what we did last night Nest boxes 10 in total Will I need another "step" at the very top of the ramp? I love this part, he hinged it so that I can hook it to the ceiling for easy cleaning of the run area. This has to go on a pulley system, so I am looking for ideas...
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    What kind of paint do you use inside a new coop?

    What about Whitewashing the inside? I am thinking it would keep insects down? Any thoughts?
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    The Coop has begun!

    We are still finishing it. But here is what we have so far. We used pressure treated lumber for the base, and weedcloth in the run area. That area will be filled with river sand. A close up of the run area, we put chicken wire underneath just in case something managed to dig underneath and...
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