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    Adding new chickens to existing flock

    Thanks, that sounds good. I think I need to wait for the weather to get a little warmer, I live in New England and winter wants to hang on. But I'll bring them down next week, it's supposed to be in the 70s
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    Adding new chickens to existing flock

    Thanks, it all sounds like great advice!! I'm looking forward to having them all outside together!! Having chickens is addictive
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    Adding new chickens to existing flock

    Hello, I have 5 one year old chickens in my flock, this spring I decided to get four more. They're three weeks old and are doing well in their brooder, I'm planning on adding on a new coop for them, it'll be on the opposite end of the 12'x4' run that's attached to the existing coop. My plan is...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    I got my first egg today!!!! It was on the coop floor not in the egg box:( How do I get them to lay in the egg boxes?
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    When can I remove the heat lamp from the brooder

    Thank you for all the great advise, they did fine through the night. The temps here in ct will climb up to low 70s on Sunday, I'll bring them out for a little while. So glad to have joined this site, and soooo glad to have added a chicken flock to my small backyard organic farm!!
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    When can I remove the heat lamp from the brooder

    I went up there and they're just laying there sleeping, 5 are together and one is on her own on the other side of the pen, what ever that means, maybe she's mad at them
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    When can I remove the heat lamp from the brooder

    Hi everyone, my chicks are 4 weeks old now and doing very well, growing very fast! They're still in the brooder in my upstairs spare room. I didn't purchase a temp reader So I can't tell the exact temp in the brooder, all I know is that it feels like 90 degrees up there, I have a wood burning...
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    Hardware cloth vs chicken wire

    Thanks, this was helpful:)
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    Hardware cloth vs chicken wire

    So I've been reading these very helpful posts, I'm getting my coop tomorrow and getting the area ready today, we're digging down the perimeter of the coop and run and burying hardware cloth about 12" all around. Someone suggested laying more of it on the run floor and then putting a couple of...
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    How to hang a chick water bottle

    That's very cool!!
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    Brooder water problem

    Thank you, everyone is so helpful, so glad I joined on this site!
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    Brooder water problem

    They're 2 weeks old. Elevating it sounds good to. I'm probably going to move them in a bigger area so it'll solve the warm water problem. Very new at this
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    Brooder water problem

    Another option is to use nipple feeders. I use them from day 1 and theres not an issue with water getting dirty. I simply use a plastic soda bottle and screw the nipple into the top, then suspend it. After a couple of taps at the nipple with your finger, the chicks will get the idea.  All the...
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    Brooder water problem

    i change the water in the brooder at least 4 times a day, it's always full of pine shavings and....poop! The water also gets warm due to the heat lamp, is this a breeding ground for germs and diseases, is there a better way to keep the water somewhat clean, I'm not around all day to keep...
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    New chick mom

    Thanks!
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