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    Year 2!!!

    I know it's entirely too early to tell! I've heard about the impossibility that is sexing a Black Australorp. And I will post better pictures later. But I was excited and wanted them to feel the heat while in the car. ****no one was harmed during this car photoshoot****
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    Year 2!!!

    This is year #2 of me raising baby chicks! Update about my original 5- sadly only 2 remain, a RIR and a ISA Brown, from the original Golden Girls (3 RIR and 2 ISA Browns). The same dog took out 3 of my girls just as they started laying, early I might add! They were mourned and upcycled to my...
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    It probably got up to at least 70-75 on the hottest day
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    We've been reaching high 80s lately. But here, we can easily hit mid-high 90s during summer
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    When our temps get up to high 80s, the water has gotten hot and I had to put ice in it just to bring it down a few degrees. I could figure out a way to insulate the barrel and provide more shading. It sits on the outside of the run, since it's small right now (I do plan to enlarge it considerably).
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    I could figure out a way to insulate it maybe
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    Well it gets pretty warm in the hot days
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    How do you keep chickens water cold?

    I am looking for tips and advice on how to keep my chick's water cold. I've got 5 10-week old chicks, and I use a rain barrel water system with PVC pipe and water cups running into my chicken coop- it's a small TSC coop if that makes any difference. Right now, I've just been buying bags of ice...
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    Pest Control

    They've moved outside now (for about 3-4 weeks at this point). They're 8 weeks old today. They haven't roamed the whole yard, but they do get into their designated grass outside the coop area. So far, I don't think there's been any issues.
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    One of my chicks has ZERO tail feathers

    Yeahhhh, outside of extending the run, which i do plan to do, my options for a bigger coop are going to delayed for now.
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    One of my chicks has ZERO tail feathers

    I just took these today. And they all turned 7 weeks today. The smallest one is one of my ISA Browns. From what I can tell, they're combs still look yellow and smallish to me. I haven't seen any waddles developing.
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    One of my chicks has ZERO tail feathers

    I am seriously hoping I don't have any cockerels! I wouldn't even know what to do with a rooster. I am getting increasingly worried one or two of my "girls" might be though
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    Small backyard coop

    I really appreciate the honest feedback. I figured it would be too small for them. It has 3 nesting boxes as of now. I have been making my own adjustments and alterations to the overall coop, to include giving them a larger run. That's definitely something I have to consider though about my...
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    Small backyard coop

    There's 5, 2 ISA Browns and 3 Rhode Island Reds. I do plan on letting them out to roam the yard a couple times a week. I was wondering if I might use the deep litter method if possible inside th coop and the run.
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    4 week old ISA Brown feathers look weird

    Thanks a lot! I sure will
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