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    Introducing new chickens to the coop/run

    I hadn't thought about putting the brooder in the coop. We are new to this! last year we let the chics stay in the house for the first 2 weeks and then we moved them outside to the brooder until we got the coop and run built. We do have electricity to the coop, although we haven't used it...
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    Introducing new chickens to the coop/run

    That's an idea, then I could just section off a different area for them during the day. Are you also suggesting a door in the wall in between the different age groups...curious how that works. Thanks so much for your time and patience!
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    Introducing new chickens to the coop/run

    We currently have 13 BSL hens that will be a year old in April. We are wanting to get another dozen or so babies, but unsure about the pecking order disruption and harm to the new chickens since they would be so much younger when they go from the brooder to the coop. The brooder is 48 sq. ft. so...
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    Need the FACTS on Chicken BREEDS

    We have to choose between 9 different breeds of chickens from 4-H and I am trying to find a website/book/encyclopedia or something that will provide information such as... AVERAGE AGE WHEN THEY START LAYING ANNUAL EGG PRODUCTION SIZE OF EGG HEAT/COLD TOLERANCE...
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    Week Old Chicks - Help Roosting

    They are really starting to flap those wings... How wide of a piece of wood?
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    Week Old Chicks - Help Roosting

    Yes this is our first time raising chickens! No we don't have any older chickens to contend with! Thanks for the advice!
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    Week Old Chicks - Help Roosting

    We have 25 BSL one week old pullets and they seem to be doing fine eating and drinking, but the only thing they want to roost on is their feeder and the side of the brooder which has a 2 inch lip all the way around. I have put different sticks and cane poles in there at the same level as the...
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    New to the Chicken Thing!

    Yesterday we got our 25 BSL 4 day old chics. Curious about feed...we got a 23% chic grower from a local milling company in Ms. Is that okay? How long do we feed this...until they start laying? last night when we turned the light off they got louder...should we leave a light on all night? It's...
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    New to the Chicken Thing!

    Yesterday we got our 25 BSL 4 day old chics. Curious about feed...we got a 23% chic grower from a local milling company in Ms. Is that okay? How long do we feed this...until they start laying? last night when we turned the light off they got louder...should we leave a light on all night...
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