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    Sick chick, new at this, please help!

    A few weeks ago I started a backyard flock of five from local chicken breeders around Dallas TX; From farm A, a silkie a few months old vaccinated for FP From farm B, a speckled sussex and a splash wyandotte about 5 weeks old both Marek's vaccinated From farm C, a buff orpington and black...
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    First flock, Doghouse converted to Coop

    OIC, the white light did seem like it kept them up. Took out the white light and put in a black light for tucking-in time (it's less than half as bright), then turned it all off and they knocked out pronto, yay and thanks! Been checking to make sure they don't look too cold, so far so good...
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    First flock, Doghouse converted to Coop

    Thanks for the feedback! FYI that's a household 100-watt bulb in the lamp, not a 'real' 200-odd watt heat lamp, so it's not so hot. Also, the coop is big enough that the nuggets could have gotten much farther away from it if they'd wanted. As for bedding, I hear ya, but I got very nervous...
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    First flock, Doghouse converted to Coop

    Hi all! Just got my little urban flock started (thanks mstrawn3 for great chicks!) and fixed up a coop for them. I'm not a great carpenter so I wanted something I could modify rather than build from scratch, and I like to re-use where possible, so I kept my eye on craigslist for awhile and...
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    Where to buy Organic Chicken Feed?

    About to get some chickens in Dallas TX, and I found this new store: Trinity Haymarket http://www.trinityhaymarket.com Here's a link to an article about them: http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/columnists/mariana-greene/20121031-new-storefront-keeps-city-chickens-in-style.ece Gave them a...
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