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    Bedding

    Hey all, I know pine is the preferred wood but is fir shavings ok for a coop? My husband has a bunch of untreated fir that he can plane. Our chicks are 6 weeks and are about ready to be out of the brooder.
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    Opinions on best bedding for coop and run

    I’m just few weeks, we will be moving our 9 chicks to their coop and run. We live in eastern Colorado where it rains and hails in the spring and summer. What bedding do you prefer? I heard hay retains moisture so I’m not sure if that would be the best option. Pine is my first thought but...
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    diatomaceous earth

    Thank you!
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    diatomaceous earth

    Hey all! We are looking into the deep litter method for our coop, I know DE is is not recommended if we go this route. I’m assuming adding DE to their dust baths also wouldn’t be a good idea. Are there any other things we can add to the dust bath to repel any unwanted pests?
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    Constipated??

    She’s actually doing really well today! But that’s good to know😊
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    Constipated??

    She seems to be fine. Not lethargic, eating and drinking. The entire flock is happy and gets along well with everyone. I’m grateful they are happy and . I added electrolytes back into thrift their water so hopefully that should help things move around. The heat plate they sleep under is...
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    Constipated??

    She seemed to be having a hard time pooping that’s why I thought she was constipated. We have been checking for pasty butts daily, they all are on a medicated chick feeder, I added some electrolytes to their water. The temp in the brooder is about 71*, (not under the heat plate).
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    Constipated??

    Hey all! We are just under 2 weeks of having these little darlings and we seem to have encountered our first concern with one of the chicks. It seems like she is constipated and I’m asking all of you for advice on how to help her. I have also attached a picture of her vent, it looks a touch...
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    Manna Pro Family Farm Chick Starter

    I had my child grab some feed from Big R today, (afterTelling them to look at the mill date) we got home and looked at the date and the date was from last MAY!
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    Manna Pro Family Farm Chick Starter

    Yeah, I'm not a Walmart fan TBH. We have two local feed stores in town so I will be sure to check them out this week,
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    Feed questions from a new member!

    ! I am definitely an over thinker! I have to tell myself to take a chill pill sometimes :):) I swear I wasn't this bad with my own kids when they were babies!! hahahahaha!!
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    Manna Pro Family Farm Chick Starter

    You all have been most helpful with my newbie chicken mom questions! Here's another one: The chicks are doing great, they all are gaining about 4g a day on my 5lb bag of the Manna Pro Medicated Chick Starter (yellow bag)...but on this 4th day, we are almost out. We do like this particular...
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    Feed questions from a new member!

    Thank you so much for the Thank you so much! I quickly realized that there is not one way to raise a chicken! But I'm getting so many great tidbits of advice to pick and choose what will be best for us! I am grateful for the advice and am willing to learn. These will be used for eggs only as...
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    Feed questions from a new member!

    No worries! Thank you for your help!
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    Feed questions from a new member!

    Thank you so much! Can you let me know which brand you use?
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