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    Water in winter and light in coop

    Ok thanks
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    Water in winter and light in coop

    Hi..I am in SW Colorado. Temps in winter can range from 0 - 30 degrees or so Dec- Feb. Below zero at night is not uncommon. Chicks are Marens, Cochin, and Austrothorp.
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    Water in winter and light in coop

    Thanks...this helps
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    Water in winter and light in coop

    Hi folks.....I have learned a lot from you all on this site. I do have some questions though. I do not have electric to my coop/run although I can run an out door extension cord to heat a dish if needed. So.......I know I can provide water via a heated dish/waterer to the birds in the run...
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    Water consumption question

    Hi....i have eleven birds about nine weeks old. They drink about 5 gallons of water about every day and a half or so. Is this normal? i am using one of those galvanized water tanks that is i think gravity fed..temps have been mid 80's here in SW Colorado if that contributes....thx
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    Keeping chickens in coop at night

    Hi folks..coop and run is amost done. Both are as predator proof as I can make them. So...is there any reason to keep the birds locked in the coop at night? can they come and go between the coop and the run as they please? Thanks...
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    Run feedback

    Good morning....I have finished framing my run and would like feedback as to what else to do before I put the fencing on it. The run is 6 ft w and 12 ft long. It is attached to the coop at one end. I have 4 x 4 posts at each corner and a 4 x 4 post along each side at the midpoint of the length...
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    Newbie breeder box questions

    Hi...this site is filled w/a ton of info and there is so much info in many forums but i am having trouble kinda organizing this so here are my questions re brooder box size and lighting. 1) we will be getting eight chicks. How big of a box should I get/make? 2) we live in Southwest Colo and the...
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