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    Brand new waterer/feeder and treatball

    I just bought these, but unfortunately now cannot get any chickens. Everything is BRAND NEW. I have a green one and a purple one, both come with the jar: http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Baby-Chick-Supplies/Plastic-Feeder-Base-with-Jar-p607.aspx I also have a wire treatball holder...
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    A Brooder question

    You can use a heating pad (the kind that plug in, for example a heating blanket folded up with a towel on top) but it has to be set up so the chicks and still get away from the heat if they want to.
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    Question from new member!

    Hey everyone! I was wondering if there is somewhere I could find out the meaning to all of this chicken lingo. I belong to a horse forum and we use BO (barn owner), BM (barn manager), RH (ranch hand), TO (turn out), etc etc, but I'm trying to figure out what these things mean in the chicken...
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    Is it too late to order?

    My chicks are due to hatch on June 21st and arrive on the 22nd or 23rd. However, I'm not too worried because our weather is still very mild here. (SF Bay Area) We are actually expecting rain all week. UGH!
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    Advice on equipment needed for chicks arriving please.

    I am using a rubbermaid tub (I believe the 35 gallon, it's pretty big) as my first brooder. However, I will only have 6 chicks. For the lid, drilling holes isn't enough because the heat lamp will be blocked by the lid. Take a saw or really sharp serated knife and cut out the center of the lid...
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    Postal Service lost my chicks

    Oh jeez, I just ordered my first chicks online, due to arrive June 23rd and now I'm freaking out! If my PO loses them, I am going to yell at them SO much! That is SO not cool!
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    Ordering my chicks! How does this list look?

    Quote: Thanks! I ended up getting 6 chicks so I'm going to need to make my coop bigger.
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    Ordering my chicks! How does this list look?

    Well, I ordered the chicks! Hatch date is June 21st for all of them. Should get them 22nd or 23rd is all goes as planned. I didn't even know it was possible to order live chicks online until yesterday! I picked My Pet Chicken because they ship with heating pads instead of roo "packing peanuts".
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    Ordering my chicks! How does this list look?

    I apologize for not being clear. They will be pets. A few eggs would be nice but for the most part they will be my buddies, lol!
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    Ordering my chicks! How does this list look?

    I've decided to order my chicks online from My Pet Chicken because the ones at our local feed store did not look good. They all looked kind of sickly and many had pasty butt. I do not want to start off with sick chickens. I also contacted the owner of the store to tell him the chicks looked...
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    Hi! I'm new! Getting my first chicks tomorrow!

    Not my coop yet, I haven't built mine. I have the plans for that coop. Bought it from someone on craigslist for $12 and they emailed them to me in a PDF format, they are really great! He calls it a "Dutch Hen House". After many hours of searching for coop plans, I decided on this one...
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    Hi! I'm new! Getting my first chicks tomorrow!

    Hey everyone, my name is Kim, I'm in the SF Bay Area, California. First of all, WOW, what a wonderful website! I sat here and read for 4 hours straight last night! I am entering the great world of raising chickens! I am getting my first chicks tomorrow. I'm planning on getting 2 bantam...
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