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    How much hard boiled egg to feed per baby chick?

    I'm new at this, but I started mashing up one to two hard boiled eggs and putting it in with chick grit. We have 13 chicks: 10 are 6 weeks and 3 are 4 weeks old. I ring a bell every time I put it in the cage. Even though I try to handle them every day, they were all stand offish and skittish...
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    Finally living the dream

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I grew up in Northern Cal and have always been around and loved chickens. However, my adolescent experiences were mostly around our Boy Scout troops fund raising each year where we culled, gutted, and plucked chickens for local...
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    Real Coop Sizing Question

    this is awesome info. Thank you. I'm looking at a climate protected run, plus additional free range space with some fencing and netting. This was very helpful.
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    Real Coop Sizing Question

    Thank you! I'm going to check out the garden shed idea! The run I'm looking at is slightly larger than 10 x 10 and is fully covered and fits our area, so I'm rethinking flock size and thinking 10 chickens would be a good size to work with for a few years.
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    Real Coop Sizing Question

    I just retired and now finally am getting ready to start my chicken journey. We live in the mountains at 7500 in Big Bear Cal, have lots of predators, winters get typically 50 to 60 inches of snow, our house gets wind, and summers are mostly mild in the 70's and 80's. We are looking to have a...
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