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    Omelet fencing

    Anyone have any experience with this fencing? fencing
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    Coop w/attached run-leave ramp open @ night?

    Perfect! Thanks for the feedback. We're in suburban central Texas, so there's not many predators-especially not with the recent construction. Thanks!
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    Coop w/attached run-leave ramp open @ night?

    So far, my chicks haven't been out of the run at all-it's attached to the coop and they just run back and forth. I've been locking them into the coop at night-they're really good at going in when we approach the coop/run. The coop is secure with hardware cloth around the sides, so no digging! My...
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    Coop management and cleaning/bedding questions

    Thanks!!
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    Central Texas--2 wk chicks outdoors?

    So, we did a few modifications around the coop--adding hardware cloth around the sides. They are sooo happy! There's so much room to run and play. Hopin I can get them to go inside the coop this evening!
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    Central Texas--2 wk chicks outdoors?

    Thanks!!! Immensely helpful!
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    Central Texas--2 wk chicks outdoors?

    I have a coop with decent sized run attached. I have 2-week old chicks who are outgrowing the brooder I made--there's no more space in the garage unless I can get the hubs to get rid of a few things (ha!). I've got to make a change quickly! They're in the garage where the temps are pretty set @...
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    4 week old chicks moving outside?

    Do you guys just put them in the run? How do you get them to come back so they can go in the brooder overnight? It's warm enough out for mine during the day, for sure. But my run isn't really set up where I can get in there to bring them back...
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    Baby chick has trouble walking and seems antisocial

    Thank you both! Getting the vitamins today. She did well yesterday, but she's not looking so hot this morning. I appreciate your input!
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    Order from a hatchery or buy from feed store?

    So, just an update-- Checked the thermometer in the coop @ about 1 in the am. Was a little under 90. Chicks were huddled, so we put a heated rice sock wrapped in an old shirt. This am, checked on them around 7. Temp was 83 ish, but chicks were up and milling about, looking happy and social...
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    Order from a hatchery or buy from feed store?

    Thank you!! Appreciate your input!
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    Baby chick has trouble walking and seems antisocial

    1of the 6 chicks we just got yesterday seems to have trouble walking and is less social than the others. She is super sweet & kind of vocal, too. She looks like she's panting a lot. She doesn't seem to be acclimating like the other chicks. It's like she doesn't have good balance. She's also...
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    Order from a hatchery or buy from feed store?

    Thanks, guys! Well, I got the chicks and I honestly don't know if they've been vaccinated or not. I read up on Marek's though, and it seems the vaccine is only mildly helpful, and mine were already 3 days when I got them, so sounded like it was too late. I guess I'll have to deal with that...
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    Order from a hatchery or buy from feed store?

    It's about 88 out right now. Hottest it's been most of the summer... Usually we're low to mid 90s summer evenings. Do I still need a heat source of some sort for the evenings?
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    Coop management and cleaning/bedding questions

    Hi! I bought my coop, used, from CL. Just got 6 baby chicks today. We're using pine shavings inside the coop with some paper towels on top of the shavings in the nest "carrels" (they're not really boxes, more sections). As you can see, the run is attached. There's not much grass under the...
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