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    Chick's and their 1st dust bath

    They do have grit, idk why they preferred the sand. I’ll try the dirt to see how they do with that.
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    Chick's and their 1st dust bath

    My chicks are about 3 weeks old now and I gave them sand but they don’t bathe in it, they only seem to eat it (as I’ve noticed their poo is very sandy). Should I just try a different medium (dirt, ash, etc) or keep them with the sand?
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    PVC Gable Vent Problems?

    I had that intent too. I am planning on a gable roof, planned on leaving the eves open, but I figured that it would be a good idea to put ventilation high up at the peak with a gable vent, or I could get fancy with a ridge vent, but I'd have concerns about relying on that with the snow during...
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    PVC Gable Vent Problems?

    So far I am just in the planning stages. The only pic I could post would be my chicken scratch that I call plans haha. I will try to draw up something a bit neater later on today and post it to give you guys a better idea.
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    PVC Gable Vent Problems?

    Hello there! Planning my first coop and I have a materials question . I'm planning the ventilation system, but most of what I see for exposed vents that are readily available at big box stores/hardware stores are made with PVC. While these look nice on the exterior I'm questioning the...
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    Opening nesting boxes for multiple breeds

    I can only imagine! Time will tell haha
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    Opening nesting boxes for multiple breeds

    Info just came from a quick internet search It sounds like even with conflicting information the timeline that I had originally planned would work, I just may or may not end up waiting for eggs
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    Opening nesting boxes for multiple breeds

    I currently have 6 chicks currently: 4 Orpingtons and 2 Barred Rocks. From what I've seen online the Barred Rocks typically start laying around 16-20 weeks old, but the Orpingtons tend to lay around 24 weeks. I read that you aren't supposed to open the nesting boxes in the coop too early while...
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    New Kid from New England

    Hey Guys, New to raising chickens, but I've had an interest and seen value in it for quite some time. My fiancee and I rent so I assumed that having chickens was not possible, but we were talking to our landlords and they were very open to the idea, so we jumped on the opportunity. I was...
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