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    Moving 8 week old chicks outside

    This is great! Never knew they existed! Thanks!
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    Moving 8 week old chicks outside

    I have 6 week old chicks and would like to move them outside when they are about 8 weeks. They are mostly fully feathered now but it's almost January. I'm having the barn re-wired so it can handle a 250 watt heat lamp. Is it safe to move them outside into a mostly draft free barn with a...
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    Day 22 of Incubation and float test question

    Good afternoon! I'm doing my first batch of eggs and am on day 22. There are no pips, no movements that I see, no chirping. Read up on this and someone recommended doing the float test. I saw no movement. The eggs did not float, not even where the air sac is. Come someone interpret this...
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    Chicken behavior

    Electric poultry netting? Really? There's such a thing? Sounds like I need to research. I wonder if they make that for kids!! (Totally kidding!!)
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    Chicken behavior

    I live in a county that allows me to have chickens but the neighborhood association says no. I have them anyway because that's how I roll. I have a fenced in yard...fairly decent size. My 5 chickens are in an entirely closed coop and run and stay in there 99.9% of the time. My question is...
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    Can't free range my chickens

    Thank you for your input. I'm afraid if they DO leave the yard, someone might rat me out and ruin it all for me. Most neighbors are aware I'm doing this and the thought of free fresh eggs is enough to keep them quiet but you just never know! So when I move them outside in a week or so, I hear...
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    Can't free range my chickens

    I am not able to free range my chickens (I don't think). I have a prefabricated coop and my husband extended the chicken run another 6 feet to give the chickens more room to move around. I'm a little worried that they won't be able to forage for bugs etc and get bored. What types of...
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