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    New member

    Welcome. Nice to meet you :)
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    When to let chicks freerange

    I gave mealworms another shot since I had a whole bag of them. And this time they went nuts over them. I was afraid I'd have to catch grasshoppers because that is their favorite treat. We also got them in the big coop tonight and I gave them a lot of mealworms to make them happy. I thought they...
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    When to let chicks freerange

    Thank you
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    When to let chicks freerange

    Great idea... but what kind of treats? I’ve tried cabbage, mealworms and bread. They aren’t interested in them. They will eat the mealworms but aren’t excited. I also tried scrambled eggs and they let them rot.
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    When to let chicks freerange

    Hi everyone, worried chicken mamma here. I’m wondering when you let your chicks out to free range without supervision? My girls are 6 week old Rhode Island reds. I let them peck around under their store bought coop since they were 2 weeks. I just followed my intuition. I started with 6 and I...
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    Thanks for allowing me to join

    Here are some pictures of my girls.
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    Thanks for allowing me to join

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. I have my first flock they are 5 weeks old. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Red (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...
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