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    YOGURT FOR CHICKENS ?

    Its starting to warm up where I live, it will be 108 on sat, so I made some frozen yogurt treats for my girls. I put some sun flower sprouts, flower petals, some chopped up fruit in the bottom of silicone muffin cups. I topped with plain greek yogurt and froze. These will make nice treats for...
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    Organic Chicken Feed at wholesale prices in Phoenix, AZ Arizona area

    Can you get organic starter? The only 50lb bags of starter I can find at my feed stores are full of soy. Also, do you know where the feed ingredients are grown. Is this all made in the USA?
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    New auto water system

    I did show them a few times yesterday. For now I have the old water container sitting right next to it because I'm afraid they didn't drink enough yesterday. Am I being to much of a mother hen? Should I pull the old one out?
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    Diarrhea??

    Mine had a little bit after eating watermelon. But on normal feed its usually solid again.
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    New auto water system

    We just added a new system to the run and the chicks seem to staying away from it ( other than to hop on top). Will they get it eventually or do we need to help them learn?
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    First timer

    Thank you for all the feedback. They did great last night :) For those who asked, we are starting with two birds, hoping to settle down with a total of 4-6 once we get the hang of things. They have been in a brooder but are now close to 6 weeks old. Our Road island red has almost all her grown...
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    First timer

    Do you mean keep them locked in 24hrs or just at night?
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    First timer

    We are first time chicken owners. Because of our situation we have a completely enclosed coop with run below. The bottom of the run ( and my whole yard) is rock. The upper coop has a perch area with shavings lining the pull out drawer and straw in the two adjoining boxes. Tonight is their first...
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