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    Best Coop Bedding??

    Good to know my chickens are my babies Maybe I should have said 1 day out of 2-3 weeks it smells bad that's when I know turn and add straw. Then no smell for 2-3 weeks unless it gets warm outside then I keep heat on open the door let them come n go. I throw straw down on top of the snow for...
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    how long till on 20% protein

    See other post lol
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    how long till on 20% protein

    Feed chick feed and chick grit for couple weeks then Follow above but use meat feed which higher
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    Best Coop Bedding??

    Hmmmm maybe put good layer of straw down then fill up with sand. Most around here do what I do and deal with smell because of the heat. But I have been to others omg I all most yacked walking in to there coops Like I said mine is just once in while really that's when I know more straw and...
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    how long till on 20% protein

    How old are they? Most schools here don't give chickens away til 9 to 11 months.
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    New rooster?

    Yeap right on the money on color! But still pretty.
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    how long till on 20% protein

    Most schools up here give away chickens at about age 9 to 11 months. That's why I asked about age because that old only good for stew.
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    how long till on 20% protein

    How old are they? 20% is laying feed 22% is meat feed
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    Best Coop Bedding??

    I'm in alaska where temperature in the winter is avg -35 to -50 our coop is 10 x 12 (if I remember right) lol but tried straw this year letting build up turning adding more never removing anything because need heat where I can get it but the smell on some days omg but 98% it's not bad but I...
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    Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

    Mine won't step out the door but they love the snow on my boots lol
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    wandering chickens

    My friend built a movable run out of pvc in chicken wire with wheels so she can move it everyday tried to find a pic but had no luck but g ound kinda close maybe that will help
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    Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

    I found this heater that takes hardly any electric plus every safe in a coop http://www.amazon.com/Eco-heater-T400L-Wall-Mounted-Convection-Thermostat/dp/B00HE81E9W It was -12 degrees here all day temp inside coop was 52 Many places sell it Lowe's, home Depot etc but it works and safe and cheap...
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    chicken run full of loose feathers

    Lol when I put my roo in my coop the head hen chased him off pulling his feathers which claim down after week or so and he picked his hen which wasn't the head hen which also caused couple issues but now everyone happy
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    New rooster?

    I have 2 roo in my coop 1 is Rir the oth er is a rir/amer both young. My hens are rir except one is a black arph but it did mess up my picking order the mix rir picked my black arph hen over the head hen. she I guess didn't like him lol so my coop is big enough to separate them so now everyone...
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    Help

    Update had to put chick down sad Thank you all for your help
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