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    Ok to keep chickens in basement for two or three months?

    We successfully hatched five chicks last month and have just kicked them out of our living room and into the basement while my friend builds us a coop. She's a little stalled on the project and it just occurred to me to wonder if we might be able to keep them down there until February or early...
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    Should I add water during lockdown?

    Thanks for your replies. I was so worried. I added a splash of hot water quickly because I saw that the pot was empty. And all five have hatched! I woke my four-year-old son up at 5:30 AM to watch and his mind was totally blown. A few kids were here this afternoon when the last one hatched...
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    Should I add water during lockdown?

    Ok, I know I should have bought a thing to read the humidity, but I was totally out of money after buying an incubator and all the eggs (we doing this with a preschool). Anyway, I have a Brinsea and filled the two sides of the pot on day 18 and started lockdown. Now I have three pips and lot...
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    Coop on patio?

    We're building a coop in Brooklyn (rats!, raccoons, cats) and considering putting it on a part of the yard that has brick-shaped paving stones so that any rats would not be able to burrow underneath. Is this a bad idea? Would it be too moist? Our thought is a tractor-type coop that we could...
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    How late is too late to hatch in NYC?

    Thanks for the vote of confidence. We can keep them in the house and then the basement and finally in a coop with a lamp (provided the squirrels don't chew the electrical cord). I'm sure this is the first of many frantic posts. So glad BYC exists!
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    How late is too late to hatch in NYC?

    We knew we were pushing it with an October hatch, but today our incubator died. So we need to start over with a new incubator. I'm worried that we will not hatch mid-October and need to put the babies out mid-late November. Is this a terrible idea? It would be simple to say we should start...
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    Borrow/Rent an incubator in NYC?

    I'm beginning my chicken journey in the fall with a group of preschool kids. We're planning to hatch eggs so as to see the whole egg-to-egg process, but trying to avoid buying an incubator. Any leads for renting or borrowing one in the NYC/Brooklyn region?
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