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    Water and food tips?

    We were having the same problem, even with putting the food and water up on a block of wood. We solved the water problem by getting some watering nipples at Tractor Supply and screwing them into the bottom of an old bicycle water bottle. All it took was a 3/8" drill bit and it's worked...
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    New Chicken "Farmer" in New Jersey

    Thanks for the info! We're thinking about wood shavings in the coop (5'x6') and possibly doing hay or straw in the run area, but I may have to consider putting a roof on the run (which I'm thinking about doing any way) to keep things somewhat dry. We used sand for a while in our brooder box...
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    New Jersey

    My wife and I are gonna raise some chickens (for eggs). We have nine, four week old chicks (3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Plymouth Rocks and 3 Gold Laced Wyandottes) brooding in a large dog crate in our guest bedroom. They are very entertaining and all of them seem to be doing well. This site has been...
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    New Chicken "Farmer" in New Jersey

    My wife and I recently decided to raise some chickens. On youngest is off to college in the Fall and while we thought we'd be empty-nesters soon, we'll have a 'nest' full of chickens in the backyard to look after now. Our town only allows a maximum of 9 chickens, so that's what we got: 3 Buff...
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