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    Comment by 'Dutchmen1122' in article 'Permanent Hoop Coop Guide'

    Built one using your concept some slight modifications. I used 2x6 and 2x4 construction, and it is set up to be a very big tractor. so it is 8' W x 18' L x 6' H, 6 nesting boxes, suited for 40 to 50 birds. Thanks for the plains very helpful.
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    Help with two sick 3 week old chicks

    Thanks for the info one is up and around. one I am going to put a splint on its toes. one I am going to hobble with tap I also moved some of the bigger chicks to a second brooder and move some smaller ones from the second brooder to the first making more room for everyone. I am almost...
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    Help with two sick 3 week old chicks

    What kind of wood chips? Pine What's the temperature? 90 What are they currently eating/drinking? chick crummble/ water 1 tablespoon applecider viniger with the mother 2 tablespoon suger per Gal. How old are they? 3 week old Were they shipped chicks? Hoover's Any supplements given?
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    Help with two sick 3 week old chicks

    Help with two sick 3 week old chicks they will not stand up I brought them to water and feed and they did eat but I don't know if that we do mutch. I thought it might be splade legs but the are on wood chips beeding. Any help out there this forum really helped out with great info last time I...
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    I hope this does not jinx me but I have had no more losses of my first batch of chicks. The hatchery sent me replacement chicks from their brooder and only one of them were lost in the shipping. With all the chickens counted I have 51 chickens in all. The five chickens that got me started...
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    Ohio Brooder aka Hoover Brooder

    Thanks for the help on the last questions The chick loss has stopped and the hatchery's replasement chicks will be here on Mon.. I set up a nice small cow tank brooder for them. The plan is to settle all the chickens in to a 8x8 coop with two runs. I am in the process of building an Ohio...
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    Thanks for the tips. No pasty butt Monday was very cold signal digits Chick made it to store around 12:00 and I could not pick the chicks up until 4:00 and then 4:30 to the farm house and into my preheated brooder. PoultryNutri-Drench sound like it may have helped I do like the changes to...
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    Well it is up to ten now but I am hoping that is it. I called the hatchery and they are helpful and will replace my losses from the same battery as my hatchlings. I have added some more vent holes in the back of the brooder. My Brooder is a very big plastic storage tub. I cut a 5x12...
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    Lost 5 more I think they are the Buff Orpingtons sad the rest seem ok running pecking doing the chick thing. Any suggestions from the wise ones on this site.
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    They were delivered to the feed store I ordered them from. Strait from the hatchery I know they have three days of yoke in them so today they are living on the water and feed I give them.
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    Lost a chick today :-(

    Hello, I am new to raising chicks. I just brought home 36 day olds on Mon. 3-18-13. All seemed to be going well until today Wed. when I found one chick dead. I think another is not doing well either. The brooder is at 90 degrees there is chick crumble on a paper plate and in the feeder and...
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