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    Help deciding if the flock stays or goes . . .

    I need to make a decision and am looking for some advice. I ordered 6 day old chicks and they are now about 7 weeks old. I have four small children and wanted to get a pet. I am a "dog" person, but having owned dogs, I realize the amount of work they can be. I have two children with...
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    Help with moving chicks into the coop

    I have six Barred Rock chick that are about 4 weeks old. They are almost feathered out . . . just missing a few feathers on the tops of their heads. They've been doing fine in a VERY large cardboard box in the garage. We needed to move them to the coop a bit earlier than I would have liked...
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    Help with coop design

    I'm new with forums and chicken. I hope I can find my original post if anyone is gracious enough to reply. Getting Barred Rock chicks mid-May. Husband is surprisingly gunho with plans to design and build a tractor coop. He mentioned to me that he's considering putting cargo netting under the...
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