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    Chickens sleeping in the danger zone!!!

    Last night the girls spent it in the coop! Took awhile to get them up the ramp, but up they went. And the settled down pretty quickly, too. This morning I had to bribe/help them down. If I didn't have to go to work I would have waited longer to see if they would come out by themselves. First...
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    Chickie brooder temp question

    Very helpful advice! Thank you both! My brooder is 28x70. I have four chicks - Rhode Island Red, Australorp, Wyandotte and Polish. I have already at times turned off the heat lamp. It has been on the cool and rainy side since I moved them to the garage last week, with the exception of last...
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    Chickie brooder temp question

    I'm not sure if this is the place to post this or not, since you are talking about brooders and temperatures. I started my 4 chicks in a brooder in the house that they outgrew. Last week, when they were three weeks old, I moved them into a larger brooder in the garage, which I thought was going...
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    Hello!

    Hello Everyone! I am a new member who has become intrigued by the idea of keeping chickens. I attended a workshop at the Mother Earth News fair in Wisconsin and think I would like to move ahead and get some! Although I am going to wait until spring. Can anyone give me guidance on the best type...
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