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  1. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    Hi! I'm in VA too...Union Level near the NC border? I'm a me chickie momma myself. Welcme
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    Hard and fast temperature rule?

    Thank you Fred for your common sense post. As a new chickie momma it is difficult not to be over protective of your charges. I have stopped micromanaging the bulb and chickies seem happy, spread out over the plastic container and having good periods of rest. They are growing like weeds and will...
  3. JJDoyle

    Hard and fast temperature rule?

    Is there a hard and fast temperature rule for new chicks? Am new to chicken motherhood and mine seem to be fine at slightly lower temps. They are not pooling in the corners to get away, nor piling in the middle to get right under the light. I have only had them since Monday. I check the temp a...
  4. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    I'm sorry to hear about your loss....you sound like a well informed and knowledgable chicken keeper.
  5. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    Have made our brooder box with adjustable heat lamp and have decided will keep the babies in my husbands "more climate controlled" workshop for a couple of weeke before moving them to a larger, yet still controlled space in the coop. Well share my progress. Babies arrive first part of next week!!
  6. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    Pardon the mis spells!
  7. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    They are coming from Murray MacMurray so they will be young. I have a nice brooding lamp that's bought and this week will set up their box. I know that during the day I can be mindful about changing the height of the bob to adjust temps, my concern will be overnight for sure. I am very excited...
  8. JJDoyle

    Virginia

    Say Virginia Peeps! I am new to BYC and am in Meclenberg county. I am getting my first chicks next week and am a bit nervous. Weather has been cool and warm. I have a brooder box and heat lamp set up and all my feed etc, but I wonder if it will be ok to start the babies in our brand new coop...
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    Hello from Union Level, Virginia

    Hee hee...I DO paint crows...funny ones! They even have their own FB page...The Crows of Union Level, and are available as prints on Etsy! I am excited about my new little girls...a bit scared about their first few weeks...but excited none the less!
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    Hello from Union Level, Virginia

    My my my, now that this text is larger I can see all my errors. WITH all those horses and dogs, not WITHOUT!! Dear me, what ELSE??
  11. JJDoyle

    Hello from Union Level, Virginia

    I am new to BYC and also to chickens and am expecting my first babies at the end of April. We are busy converting a space previously used to house some pheasants for when the "kids" are older. My husband and I live on 50 acres in south central VA without horses, mule, English Pointers, Pugs...
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