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    4 ISA brown pullets rehome (Houston area)

    Anyone interested in taking 4 free ten week old ISA brown pullets in the Houston area? We live in katy. They are all healthy- we are just a little too busy with work to give them much attention and a little restricted in the areas that they can free roam in our backyard.
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    Chicks eating PDZ!!!

    This is the one I used- from tractor Supply
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    Chicks eating PDZ!!!

    After weeks of struggling with messy pine shavings and the poop smell, I have finally upgraded to sweet PDZ in the coop. As soon as I dumped it in the coop... my 4 nine week old pullets rushed over and started eating it! Would they die from it? Is it safe?
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    Chicks unwilling to go into coop at night

    Second this- when i initially tried to shuffle them back into the coop it was JUST starting to get dark. I did it for my selfish reason because I wanted to start relaxing for the night and didnt want to deal with chicken later. Then I tried a couple of times to shuffle them in around 8 when it...
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    Chicks unwilling to go into coop at night

    Mine are 9 weeks now and have been going in on their own! I There is hope!!! Don't give up :D!! I did the whole pick one up and stuff her into the coop only to have her come right back out while I'm trying to catch the second one and I did it every night for 2 weeks. One night I just thought-...
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    Too much electrolyte?

    Hi guys! I have four nine week old ISA browns. It’s been incredibly hot and humid in Houston lately so I got some electrolytes for them. Turns out they love the taste and really drink it up all day every day. Is there such thing as too much electrolytes for chicken??
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    Help - Chicks panting and not sure what to do

    Hello- can you tell me what's on the ground of the run? is it a mixture of dirt and some kind of straw? I am in Houston and am having same problem with my chicks panting...
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    Chicks afraid of ceiling fan?!

    Yes I did that earlier today... I just sprinkled some water all over them. They hated it but did cool down.
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    Chicks afraid of ceiling fan?!

    Unfortunately not.... The patio is our only option with shade at all. And it is completely shaded. Rarely any rays of sun under the patio. It is really just the overall temperature and humidity that bother them...
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    Chicks afraid of ceiling fan?!

    Thank you! They do have a lot of shade and water. They eventually all calmed down :)
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    Chicks afraid of ceiling fan?!

    Hi guys! First time chicken owner. Four 8 week old ISA brown pullets set up in a coop and attached run on our covered patio (we live in the suburb with surrounding neighbors so the chicken dont free roam). Houston is getting incredibly hot and humid as usual and the chicken have been panting...
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    Chicks falling off roosting bar?

    Hello! My four pullets are about 8 weeks old and I have finally added in a larger roosting bar ( curtain rod like, wood, stable and round) a few days ago. The bar is currently about 10 inches above the ground. I've been noticing the chicks sometimes falling off the bar and scaring themselves...
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    Opening up nesting box

    Can I trust them to just learn to roost on their own as they come to age? They seem to do that on and off but ultimately still all prefer to cuddle on the floor to sleep...
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    Opening up nesting box

    Update- I added a higher bar in the coop for them last night. At first they went in and stood on it but soon all jumped off and cuddled in a pile in a corner like they always do.... Then this morning I saw that they were all sleeping outside the coop. This is the first time in a long time that...
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    Opening up nesting box

    The chicks are about 8 weeks old. They are ISA browns so I heard they start laying a bit early like around 16 weeks. They have been in their coop with an attached run for 3 weeks now and they have been doing well. During the day they hang out in the run and at dusk they go into their coop on...
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