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    Lattice for top of pen?

    Good point. Thanks!
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    Lattice for top of pen?

    Any disadvantages to using lattice as the covering of my chicken pen? Should it be wood or plastic? Lattice w smaller holes/ ‘tight’ pattern? Just looking for ideas to finish off my pen. I’m covering an area about 8x12 ft.
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I’m back to chickens too... as of today... brought home 12 chicks. They are currently all sleeping under the heating pad! Love this set up!
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    Misbehavin' chickens!

    Ok. Thank you for the advice
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    Misbehavin' chickens!

    Ok- thanks for the advice & links on the mites. They have a small solar light on the front of their coop so it comes on at dark & stays on all night. It's not really bright so maybe they need something brighter
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    Misbehavin' chickens!

    And I have 75 sq ft for 14 chickens I have currently. Good ventilation. 6 nest boxes. 3 roost bars that are 6 ft long each- none near a wall. I installed a light last summer that comes on at dusk.
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    Misbehavin' chickens!

    I think I will give it a good cleaning first. It was 3 black sexlinks I added last spring summer that started sleeping out of the coop & I think the others just followed suit gradually?
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    Misbehavin' chickens!

    I have had chickens for a couple years. We live on an acreage & my flock of 15-20 or so have free ranged always w a coop & nest boxes & a fenced run where their food & water is. A few months ago my hens gradually started roosting in a large spruce tree we have in our yard. I caught them all a...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I am so sorry for your loss.
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Decided to take my MHP out to the grow out pen for the littles tonight- it's supposed to get down in the 20s tonight & we had a rain/snow mix all day. They're protected from the weather but just thought they might be cold. Just went to check on them & the 6 chicks & 2 ducklings were snug as a...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I just gave my 3 & 4 week old chicks & 2 ducklings the boot out to the grow out pen and out of my garage brooder. They've been spending their days out in the chicken tractor this past week. It's supposed to be rainy some this week so I had to decide if they'd be better in the garage unhappy or...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    What a sweet sweet girl you have there. Out of the mouths of babes...
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Any word on your chicks today?
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    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    My hens love going thru the chicks litter that I dump in the yard too! Any little snack they can find!
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    Topic of the Week - Incubating eggs

    Mine is just the air humidity
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