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    Bare-bottom chicken

    Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted. Last year we only had one adult chicken left from our original flock, and decided that adding pullets would be less work than baby chicks. We were connected with someone who raises chicken and got 5 pullets from him, who we added directly to the coop...
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    Introducing new pullets

    Hi everyone, It's been a while since I had new chickens and everything was going so smoothly, so I haven't posted in a while. Anyway, my flock had slowly dwindled over the years until I was down to just one hen. I didn't want her to be alone, and was ready to replenish my flock, but didn't want...
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    Help please: coop ladders!

    Hi everyone, I have 5 sweet chicks that I just moved outside. They are about 6 weeks old and are loving their new coop, eating and playing and growing. The one issue is: the coop has two ladders leading up to the nesting boxes and roosting bar. I put them in there at night (there is a...
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    Food water battle

    The person who gave me the chick waterer had attached a cord to it with some cement. I tied it to the top of the brooder and have it hanging just low enough for them to drink. It has helped the pine shavings in the water situation tremendously.
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    Some questions for chick veterans!

    Hi All! I have a couple questions as the new nervous chick-mom that I am. I got four chicks last Thursday, and one of them died without warning. I then went and got another chick from the feed store and she easily meshed with the other three. So far, they all look pretty great though I'm...
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    New Flock--Already sad!

    Thank you all for the kind words and advice! I will head over to the feed store when it opens this morning and get a new baby.
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    New Flock--Already sad!

    Hi All, I've been reading lots here in preparation for my first little flock. I got four chicks on Thursday and they all looked great. Immediately (and because of all the reading I've done here) I noticed that the Barred Rock chick had what looked life a wet bit of down on her bottom, which I...
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