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    Can I throw poop straight onto garden beds?

    I and new and my chickens are officially in their new home. It's it necessary to clean the chip one a week and it's it safe to put the droppings in the garden? I've read there are dangers like salmonella??
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    New box for two week old chicks!

    I'm changing the litter twice a week cause we have the box in my living room right now! Well, since we homeschool the living room is actually the schoolroom...sort of Life Science in progress!! My husband wasn't wanting to make that big of a opening in the top but I think it would be best. They...
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    New box for two week old chicks!

    Ok. Here are my 2 week old Reds, Barred, and Sex-Link chicks. As you can see they are crowded so my husband brought home this box (36" x 22.5") from work. I think it will do until I can get them outside which I hope to do by the end of the month or early April. My question is how many...
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    Newbie questions

    Oh, we brought them home yesterday.
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    Newbie questions

    Ok, we brought home 6 chicks (2 ea) Barred, Rhode Island, Black sex link. So far they are doing great. Roaming around, falling asleep in the feed, trying to fly, and singing! I'm wondering if they can carry mites because I have them inside my house right now and wanted to know if they could have...
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    Newbie here!

    Hello! My name is Jonie and I live in east TN. I've wanted chickens for years now and my husband bought me Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens by Gail Damerow for Christmas, along with a big cash bookmark to get me started! I would love some pointers on starting layers. I live next to a...
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