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    Separating for a while, then reintegrating

    I have a flock of 14 of different breeds, they are only 6wks old now and have always been together. This fall I am wanting to move some (4-5) into a chicken tractor to graze in a garden plot that will be planted in the spring. My question is will there be any problems, that won't be work out...
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    Chick integration quandary. Am I making a terrible decision?

    I too will be interested in how this works as I am planning the same thing. I have one hen now, about 9 months old in a 40sqft coop and a 20x40 run. I just bought 15 day old chicks and my plan is to move the hen into a temporary chicken tractor type coop and put the the new chicks in the run and...
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    Dust bath

    Yes, I knew they needed the grit, but they are eating this sand like they are starving. If I just leave it down will they know when they've had enough. Thanks for the advice, these are my first chickens.
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    Dust bath

    Hello, don't won't to hijack the thread on my first post, love the site by the way have learned a lot and just started raising chickens. Mine are about 6 or 7 weeks old and I let them outside in the run for most of the day, I had a bag of play sand I put in plastic container thinking they may...
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