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    Baby chick just died

    I'm so sad so I was hoping someone could help me. One of my two week old chicks just died last night. I cleaned their brooder, gave them fresh food and water yesterday morning before I went to work. Everyone was very active and nothing seemed strange. When I got back from work, 1 of the...
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    Baby Chicks with pasty butt - help!

    Hi everyone, We have 6 baby chicks that are 6 days old (3 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Barred Rocks). We got them from a local feed store and this is our first time owning chicks. We have been giving them regular chick starter feed and water with sugar (we have recently stopped with sugar). Two of...
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    Help me design chicken run

    First time chicken owners here. Trying to plan the layout and construction of our run (and keep costs down). Coop door is in corner of larger structure. (See attached pic). 6 hens. I was thinking of using the smaller roofed structure as a wall within the run. Here are my concerns. 1- The low...
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    Hi from Maine!

    Hey everyone, We are brand-spanking new to the chicken world - wish us luck! We ordered 6 chicks that are coming in in 2 weeks - 3 Buffs and 3 Barred Rocks. We picked them as they are known to be more calm and lay a good amount of eggs. We have the brooder all ready to go and are starting to...
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    Are baby chicks too dirty to hold?

    We are getting 6 baby chicks (3 Buffs and 3 Barred Rocks) in a few weeks (FYI - never have had chickens before). We have the brooder all ready to go and think we will put it in the basement - due to smell and dust (or so I have heard). We would like them socialized though so I am a little...
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