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    Straw, all purpose sand or shavings

    OMGOODNESS! Thank you so much for all the info. I had heard and seen quite a bit about the deep litter method and thought it might be too good to be true. We are avid gardeners so this is a WIN WIN.. chooks and flowers..what more could a girl ask for?😀
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    Straw, all purpose sand or shavings

    I never thought to add those other things ..thanks! Do you clean up the poo daily and add a light layer or just the light layer? I'm a new chicken Mom and want to make sure to get as much info as possible to make sure our girls are happy and healthy 😀🐓
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    Straw, all purpose sand or shavings

    Thanks! In the run and surrounding it there are no plants they can reach. Luckily it is set up under the shade of an oak tree which provides good shade. Do you think pine shavings or straw is better for the deep litter method? For the coop itself I am planning on using pine shavings (hemp...
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    Straw, all purpose sand or shavings

    Hi All, I am beginning to set up our chicken run and coop. Just looking for opinions on what is the best thing to cover our chicken run floor with. It is a covered run that is placed on dirt. We live in California, so not much rainfall here. I really don't care much about cost or maintenance as...
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    Ruffled chicks

    Thanks, I'll try and lower temp. Half of the bin is shaded and I find that they are preferring the warm side more the last day or so😟
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    Ruffled chicks

    Hey there, they spend alot of time on the HEATED side (there is also a shaded side) I had feared that since they are sick that their core temperatures have dropped, since they are spreading their wings to get the most warmth while under the lamp. There has also never been panting. They seem even...
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    Ruffled chicks

    Also, they will be 3 weeks on Thursday and temperature is over 90. They stay ruffled whether they are on lamp side or shaded side (food and water are under shaded area). The heat lamp is over only one side of large plastic bin
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    Ruffled chicks

    Hey there, thank you for responding. I am dosing for severe breakout in the water but, have not done the undiluted yet. I purchased my chicks from a local feed store here in the Central Coast of California. Do you think cocci with a strain that does not produce bloody diarrhea? I hope so and...
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    Ruffled chicks

    HELP!! I am new to raising chickens and now have 4 babies that I do not know what is wrong. I will try and make this short but, cant gaurantee anything. I have 2 buff orpingtons and 2 black astralorps. They will be 3 weeks on Thursaday. They have been immunized for Mareks only (according to...
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