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    Cleaning the brooder.

    i raised my first two chickens in our master bath until they were almost two months old they roosted in the giant shower when it finally got warm enough to put them outside i would get up in the middle of the night with a red flashlight and go to their coop and check on them i was a worried...
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    Cleaning the brooder.

    just think how they would be if they were outside with the mother hen if you think like a chicken i will make better since to you
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    hello, need help with cochin rooster

    it will work ive done it plenty of times he isn't gonna like it but the alternative is culling
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    new to chickens, cant decide what breed to go with

    the black sex links are good layers and the barred rocks too as far as getting along with certain breeds if you get them young and raise them together they should be fine my barred rocks get along with everything even the dogs and they are the first ones to run up to me when i go out to the run...
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    new member

    welcome to BYC and how are your chickens doing
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    REALLY URGENT

    it doesn't take alot to kill a chicken and worms and other pests and parasites are the silent killers
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    Cleaning the brooder.

    never had a problem yet ive raise many chicks on pine but i do wait a few days after hatch before the pine shavings go in the brooder it gives them time to learn what to eat but they eat the shavings to im sure of it and all of mine are happy and healthy but now cedar is a death sentence to all...
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    i use chain link fence with a layer of 1 inch chicken wire over that make sure the chain link goes down and lays flat on the ground at least 8 inches or so that prohibits digging. i also have all of my coops off the ground and my chickens are in runs i do have some old hens that are free range...
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    Can my rabbit eat wheat grass?

    they can eat pretty much any grass or leafy greens mine do and they are fine
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    Cleaning the brooder.

    its not dirty and you should only change it every couple of days i had 100 in my big brooder and only cleaned it once a week. also you can put in pine shavings to help dry up the poo and keep the smell down
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    hello, need help with cochin rooster

    it protects you and him but keep the baby oil handy
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    Flock Management--set up questions

    i would start out with chicks and stay away from grown birds unless you know the grower and know how their birds have been taken care of
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    Flock Management--set up questions

    if you want to grow meat birds the jersey giant is a good choice or the black jersey giant or even a red broiler stay away from the true production meat birds like the cornish cross they are aggravating even for a seasoned keeper i raise them but its a pain sometimes
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    EE or barred Cochin?

    It must be a barred cochin it has feathered legs EEs dont have feathered legs
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    hello and welcome to BYC as far as keeping your chickens safe i might be able to give you some pointers where i live we have coons possums foxes coyotes hawks ospreys and bobcats just to name a few and ive never lost a bird to a predator yet i just keep them out the way i use to keep them in...
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