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    Ended Brooder Page Contest - Fall/Winter 2012

    OH, my goodness! What a lovely surprise!!! THANK YOU!!! ~Miss Chris
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    was curious about programs/sites to help design coop/run

    Hi, Melissa, Just saw your post and wanted to add what I found when I was researching building coops and looking for plans myself. I found several designs available on the Tractor Supply web site. I thought I remembered that they had a main page with links to all the designs/plans, but I'm not...
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    Nipple Waterer Help

    I didn't read through all the replies, so someone might have already mentioned this. Make sure that you have drilled one or two small holes in the top of your chicken nipple watering bucket. Otherwise, a vacuum happens and the water will not release from the bucket when they peck at the nipples...
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    How much are you paying for soy free non-GMO?

    I found a someone nearby who mixes up fresh organic soy-free feed (USDA certified) and she charges 32.50 for 50 pounds.
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    Is it too cold at night to move older chicks outside?

    Hey, thanks everyone, for all the replies. I guess I'm just an old worried mother hen! I did get them moved outside late this afternoon and they seemed to have fun exploring their new space. Originally, I planned to move them out around New Years, but I didn't get the repair work finished due...
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    Comment by 'MissChris' in article 'Bens-Hens DIY Two Story Brooder'

    Nice work. Love the paint job the kids did on the brooder - very cheerful and colorful!
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    Is it too cold at night to move older chicks outside?

    Thanks for the quick reply, AlienChick. No, I have not had extra heat on them since they were quite small, after the first several weeks of adjusting the brooder temp as recommended. I just couldn't get out to finish the rebuild on the coop except as the weather would permit over the last couple...
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    Is it too cold at night to move older chicks outside?

    I have finally finished the rebuild on the coop, and have it as predator proof as I can make it. It's ready for my older chicks (~16 weeks old now), but I'm wondering if it's going to be too cold at night to move them on outside. They've been in a brooder in the laundry room, so they've not been...
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    Commercial vs. Organic Feed and Chick Growth Rate

    Thanks, Mac. I think you're probably right about environmental factors having an impact. I did give them a mash yesterday, and they ate it all up without being able to pick and choose tasty morsels. That can only help, but I'm looking forward to being able to get them out to the coop. Fresh air...
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    Safe plants for chickens?

    I'm not sure if they will avoid them, as I don't have a lot of experience in this area myself. I did a little more looking around, and found some more info. Based on several articles I found, it seems that, as long as there are enough safe things for them to eat, they might take a nibble of...
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    Commercial vs. Organic Feed and Chick Growth Rate

    Thanks, Chris, for your comments. Previously, I fed crumbles from Tractor Supply. Currently, I'm feeding a mix from Nature's Way, which is USDA Organic (28% crude protein, 4% crude fat.) It's not processed into crumbles, but is ground a bit for the younger birds. I've been doing some other...
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    Safe plants for chickens?

    Here's a link I saved off last summer that lists flowers/plants that chickens like and that are safe for them (at least according to the author of the article chickens like these!) It also lists some plants at the end of the article that you should avoid giving to your flock. Hope this helps...
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    Commercial vs. Organic Feed and Chick Growth Rate

    I have some chicks that I'm raising on organic feed from day three. They seem to be growing at a slower rate than the first group I had last year that were on commercial feed (I got the first group at 6 weeks, and couldn't find organic feed for the first two months I had them, so they were...
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    Ended Brooder Page Contest - Fall/Winter 2012

    Here is my brooder. I called it my "Second Stage" brooder, since I had the girls in a cardboard box when I first got them home. After waiting patiently for me to find a day when I had time to build this, they have recently moved into their new digs...
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    My "Second Stage" Brooder

    I got my girls before I built this brooder, so I used a cardboard box for their brooder when I first brought them home as three day old chicks in early November. However, I knew I was going to need something larger and more sturdy for them than a cardboard box, as they were going to need to be...
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