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    60 degrees too cold for 33 day old chicks

    Quote: Hah! This is where hyphens are really important (33-day-old chicks vs. 33 day-old chicks). To be clear, I have 4 chicks that each are 33 days old, not 33 chicks that each are one day old.
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    Who Likes Lego?

    My 5 year old has been obsessed with Legos for the past three weeks. Wakes up, plays with legos, comes home from school, more legos. Stepping on them at 2 am is a blast though.
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    Chicks wasting TONS of feed. What to do?

    When my chicks were in the brooder and spilled their food, I just took away the feeder until I was convinced that they had eaten everything they spilled. Then I put the feeder back. They didn't learn how to not make a mess of their food, but I really cut down on the waste that way.
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    What to teach a preschooler?

    My son is five now but was in the same situation as your kid at 3 and 4 months. I would spend a lot of time on reading and sounding out words. Like a lot of things this just seems to click in a little one's mind at some point. We worked on this with our son for a while -- having him repeat...
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    coop bedding

    Consider using wood pellets. They cost more than shavings, but IMO they do a better job of keeping the coop clean and dry. Shavings get kicked up into the feeder and waterer and don't dry all that quickly. Pellets stay clean and dry and on the floor. I was using pellets made for bedding --...
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    Google Work From Home.. Is it a scam?

    If you have to ask, it's usually a scam. Or, you could just google it: http://www.google.com/search?q=google+wealth&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a looks like a scam
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    Solar powered birdbath fountain as winter waterer?

    New here, so sorry if this sounds crazy. We're looking to our first winter with the chickens in New England (15 miles north of Boston), and we obviously need something to keep the water from freezing. We'd like to avoid running electricity to the coop, so that eliminates traditional heated...
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    Iowa City, IA Mayor Anti-Chicken

    NPR on point did a segment on urban / backyard chickens, and the mayor of Iowa City, IA was a guest. Currently, the city does not permit keeping chickens in residential areas. She gave various reasons for her support of the status quo. Callers did a good job of setting her straight.
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    I know it's supposed to be 50/50....

    Quote: Here are the odds, assuming each chick has an equal chance of being male or female. 12 chicks means 4096 possible combinations (12 male, 0 female; 11 male; 1 female; 10 male, 2 female, etc.) The formula for calculating the numbers of each pair is: (Total chicks)! / (M! X F!). "!" is...
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    Which breeds did we get [video inside]?

    MODS - I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum, can it be moved to the "Which Breed or Gender" forum? Thx.
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    Which breeds did we get [video inside]?

    We ordered 4 chicks (hopefully pullets) from mpc. They arrived yesterday, in good health and seem to be doing great. We ordered 1 each: Rhode Island Red, Barred Rock, White Rock, and Buff Orpington. I'm pretty sure that the black one is the BR, the brown one the RIR, and the and darker...
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    When to expect MPC chicks? *Pic. heavy (p.4)*

    ~*Sweet Cheeks*~ : Quote: Oh goodness - how cute are they!!!!! VERY CUTE. Looks like you got a pullet BR based on the white spot on it's head. Try putting in a tube sock folded over its self for them to cuddle on. I did that for my three banties and they loved it. When they got older...
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    New member -- three-day old chicks

    Proud papa of four new hatchlings
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    When to expect MPC chicks? *Pic. heavy (p.4)*

    ok, mine shipped yesterday, postman delivered them at 11 am today. Here they are, 1 RIR, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 barred Rock, 1 white Rock: All seem healthy and happy. Thankfully they have quieted down some since the video was taken.
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    Ho Hum....9:30am and no call from the PO yet...

    I'm in the same boat, MPC shipped yesterday and no call yet today. PO said that the last shipment of express mail comes at 10:30 so it couldb eny minute now.
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