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    Broad breasted white died!

    I have 4 broad breasted turkeys(2-white2-bronze). The white hen started panting and almost sneezing/heavy breathing a while back. I guess I should have read more into it because is found her dead this afternoon. I never noticed any bloody stool etc. this is my first experience with turkeys so...
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    Temporarily housing for new turkeys

    I was wondering if I could temp move my 4 broad breasted turkeys from their 4'x4' brooder into my chicken coop. I hear mixed words on housing chickens and turkeys together. This wouldn't be permanent just until I get the turkey pen up and housing/roosts done. Ideas? They are in a brooder with 4...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Yeah my wife is very much ready for them to be out of the house but with the weather the way it has been I just can't see it happening soon. My chicks are mostly all about 6 weeks old and loved it when I let them out to free roam the front lawn the other day when it was warm(before the weather...
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    Boys VS Girls

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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    This extended cold weather we are having is driving me crazy. I got my coop built and all it needs is paint. I move my 16 cornish cross from their 4x8 covered pen in the barn into the coop until my layers are ready to move from inside our house out into the new coop. This is our first year...
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    Newbie needs help!

    Well I just got done building my coop(12x16) and I built it on a concrete slab. I would say for more than one reason. First being, well its existing so it didn't cost me anything. 2nd I was thinking ease of cleaning and the fact that it won't soak up any moisture or poop. I am pretty sure I...
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    popped popcorn in the indoor brooder of 22 chicks
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    Lets count to a million

    15,584
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    POPCORN

    I had some popped popcorn and thought I would see if the 6 week old chicks would dig it. Oh man did they ever! It was like watching an event of keep away, football, rugby, and soccer. It was one of the most entertaining things I have ever witnessed. I initially only dropped in like 6 popped...
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    Questions about a chicken tractor and meaties

    I am new to Cornish x's. I have 17 right now and living in Michigan with the winter we have had, I shouldn't have gotten them so early. They have had to be in a 4x8 covered pen with 2 heat lights for their first 5 weeks of life. And looking at the forecast I don't see this batch living...
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    I need help with chicks!

    My guess might be bantams
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    Coop space?

    It really varies widely on people own personal feelings, experience and what they have read. My own personal feeling is 4sq ft per bird of coop space. The bigger the outdoor run the better is my feeling just because i want my birds to feel as free as possible while having the safety of an...
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    Sad sad Sunday for one of my Cornish X

    So Sunday my mother came up to visit us and the grandkids. When she was over I was showing her the egg layers in the brooder, the meat chickens in their pen and the new Chicken coop that is close to being done. While she, the wife and kids were in the front yard I thought I would bring one of...
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    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Just wanted to say hi to everyone here. I am new to BYC and am new to the world of chickens as well. I just posted my coop build on here too so take a look and give me feed back!
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    Custom Designer Coop

    There is a pic of the nesting boxes in the corner. I made a ramp for them to use if they want to get up to the second row of boxes Here is the big set of roosts I made some window perches or roosts and put chicken wire mesh over the window so we can open the windows in the summer time and use...
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