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    Mixed flock questions

    I raised chicks and keets separately. The chicks were a few weeks older so they were in the coop first. I hoped that would help with establishing a pecking order. They are sharing a coop and run now about a year later, but the mature guineas will be transferred soon so they can take up tick...
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    ISO purebred hatching eggs in NH (603)

    I'm looking for some purebred hatching eggs to add to my mixed flock. It seems like craigslist has all dried up and the relay isn't working with someone I had previously reached out to. I want to consider breeds case by case because I want some that will compliment my mixed flock. I do feed...
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    Wyandotte found dead in coop

    I have a flock of 8 guinea fowl and until today, 12 hens. One of my two silver laced Wyandottes was dead when I went in the coop tonight to fill the feeder and waterers. She was lying in front of the roost between the waterer and feeder on her stomach with her neck outstretched and head turned...
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    How to get rid of mud in the out door run

    I have the same problem in NH with snow/melt/ rain. I have 8x12 under coop and 8x16 under/surrounded by plastic. Both get incredibly muddy. I think I'll put down gravel and then sand, maybe with a French drain down the middle. I’m also going to get a gutter up which will fill rain barrels.
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    Should I have water and feed in the coop? Pro's & Con's

    I built a 12x8 coop and a 32x16 run (12x8 under coop) and I have a hanging feeder in the coop. It has made a huge difference in keeping the feed dry and clean. I have a hanging heater waterer inside that the birds have to peck at. Outside I have a galvanized double wall waterer on a heated base...
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    Feeding keets

    I don't know anyone that's raised keeps before. We have 8 - we ordered 10 from TSC but 2 dies pretty quickly. We have them on a broiler starter that the feed store recommended. They are also in pine shavings, as recommended by the folks at the feed store. In the future we will definitely do...
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