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    ? on when to move chicks

    Good idea - we have already had neighbor's to inquire about eggs...hmmmm.. We got chicks from Murray McMurray. ??? We sure have no idea what to expect. But they are adorable!! Such busy little chicks. They are already eating from my hands.
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    ? on when to move chicks

    Junebuggena, thanks (again). This is going to be quite an adventure! Sometimes in life, we have a plan to go down one path...then "life happens" and we discover a different path (which is better for us). Maybe this is what's going to happen. It's rather difficult to consider selling them at...
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    ? on when to move chicks

    Oh me -- a sleepless night. Seems we might have gone down the wrong pathway to a freezer filled with great chicken! Now, we are trying to figure out what to do. Don't know how many girls we actually have out of the 50. Maybe we should find homes for them at this one week age????? If anyone...
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    ? on when to move chicks

    We did straight run. So, what do you recommend? We were told RIR would be ready for processing in 11 weeks.
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    ? on when to move chicks

    Yes - we are feeding organic, non GMO, soy free feed. I'm so glad you are helping. We had been relying on Murray McMurray instructions. Now we are brainstorming what to do. My hubby is VERY handy, we want to treat our chicks great! (Well...until their final time)
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    ? on when to move chicks

    Yikes! Thanks for feedback. We need to put on our thinking caps tonight! So glad to have help from this group!
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    ? on when to move chicks

    We are newbees....we thought we had info on spacing. It's actually 50 chicks not 59 (typo gets me all the time). :-(. These are RIR raising for meat chicks on grass - moving daily is out plan. Sure hope we have not mis-calculated as we do NOT want stress chicks. Tractor is 12'x12'
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    ? on when to move chicks

    We have a large chicken tractor for them to use when big enough to go outside. I'm concerned about them flying over the 24 inch walls of the brooder? Do you think that will be a concern?
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    ? on when to move chicks

    Help! My 59 chicks are 6 days old. Starting to run and fly a little. Our brooder has 24 inch walls, 5 foot diameter ring with NO top. How long can they stay in this brooder? I do t want them to fly out and get in our basement (never to be found). Suggestions?
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Its Day 6 with our first batch of chicks. We lost another little chick yesterday (so hard to have that happen!!) -- that's 2 out of 53. We still have one little RIR that we are concerned about. She had a spraddle leg when she arrived in the mail. We have had it bandaged since Day 1 and found...
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Yes, but what do you do when they will not eat or drink?
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    My chicks are the same age and yes, this seems to be a difficult age. We lost one yesterday and I was afraid we would loose our little Polish chick last night. I went to bed with the very same thoughts your describe. I just checked and everybody (52) made it through the night. Relief!! We...
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    We picked up our chicks today - 53 so cute. They have been busy all day, but starting to settle down. Been a fun day. Here is a pic of our special little "surprise" chick.
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    First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

    Hi, I'm also a newbie. We get our very first chicks next week. We may be crazy, but we are getting 50 straight run RIR. Plan to have most of them become meat chicks in mid-May and may keep a few for eggs. I'm so excited I can't hardly sleep all night. Just keep learning things on this...
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    Hi, NC newbie anticipating arrival of 50 day old chicks next week

    Oh me! We had not even considered that. Thanks!! When they are about 4 weeks old, We are planning to put them in a chicken tractor and move daily - do you think that will still create a problem if they are all together in a 10' X 10' tractor? Sure don't want these RIRs to get so big that it...
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