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    Maine

    We're going through food fast enough ( a dozen Rhode Island Reds and 3 Khaki Campbell ducks all on the same feed) that we've been ok with a galvanized trash can stored in the (tight roof but otherwise well ventilated with a number of gaping holes) shed.
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    Has Anyone Ordered From Freedom Ranger Hatchery Before?

    I just had a very frustrating experience with Freedom Ranger Hatchery- or, rather, Fifth Day Farm, which is where they sub out their Khaki Campbell duck hatching to. My 13 year old and his best friend, who is a poultry farmer (like, his own farm, very serious kid), researched and chose Freedom...
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    Can 2 week old ducklings drink too much water?

    I have 3 khaki campbell ducklings- two weeks old on the 20th. They had duck crumbles and water 24/7 from three days old, when they arrived by mail. On the night of the 20th, one of them (the smallest of the 3) started wobbling around like it was drunk and falling forward like it was chest heavy...
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    Paint or vinyl flooring for coop?

    We're finally starting our coop tomorrow! We're building this- but with a shed roof https://myoutdoorplans.com/animals/large-chicken-coop-plans/ The one thing I forgot to do when I was in town today was to hit the surplus & salvage store and look for a vinyl flooring remnant. I'm going to call...
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    Is this pasty butt?

    I was worried for a while that she wasn't getting tail feathers like the others, but she caught up! They're all growing happily along, and I can't even tell which chick had the problem anymore. Thanks for following up!
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    Covid-panic-induced chicken keeping?

    The only covid related part about our new flock is... my kids were signed up to be part of a 4-H egg entrepreneurship program that would have given them a reasonably big grant toward chicks and food... that got cancelled due to covid... so of course I said we could still get the chickens- we're...
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    ventilation question- shed roof on chicken coop

    After obsessively researching chicken coop designs for two weeks, I think I've found something I like and can build. (I'm pretty handy & have built bookshelves & done home improvements, but never built a structure.) The only difference is, I'm going to put a shed roof on it. My question is- how...
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    Wire on floor of coop?

    Hi! I've got almost two week old Rhode Island Red chicks (a dozen), and I'm starting to plan a coop and tractor(s) for them. I was intrigued by the Chickshaw design... except the floor is all wire. I thought I remembered hearing that it's not a good idea to have wire as the only flooring for a...
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    Chicken tractor designs- advice appreciated!

    Nice design! That looks a lot like what I've thought about, but it obviously wouldn't be big enough for 12...
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    Chicken tractor designs- advice appreciated!

    We do have pretty level ground- But I'll walk it with the tractor in mind before I decide on a plan. I will definitely use hardware cloth. I like the idea of a skirt along the ground, too. What kind of tractor do you have, if you don't mind me asking?
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    Chicken tractor designs- advice appreciated!

    Thank you! You've raised some good questions. I wonder if I should think harder about this design- I forget the name of the guy who has popularized it- my kid's best buddy who is a young chicken farmer thought it was a good idea. It looks something like this...
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    Chicken tractor designs- advice appreciated!

    Hi! We're new to chickens (we have a dozen ten-day-old Rhode Island Reds in a kiddie pool brooder). The kids (10 & 13) and I are trying to plan for a chicken tractor or two and a coop. We'll probably start by building a chicken tractor this week, working our way up to the coop. I have good basic...
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    We're first-time chicken parents! We have a dozen Rhode Island Reds- nine days old now. We started them in a 33 gallon tote with a heat lamp (125 w, white) until our brooder plate arrived (a Titan). They just spent their first night in the new brooder! It's a 4' diameter kiddie pool surrounded...
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    12x12 Titan brooder he.

    Aww! They're so cute! What breed are they? and where did you get your eggs to incubate?
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    12x12 Titan brooder he.

    We have a dozen! Some people told us that was too many, but we easily eat 3 dozen eggs a week... and will happily eat more if we have them! I forgot..how many did you say you have? I got mine from a little local feed store... we all showed up at 7:45 or earlier, waiting for the boxes to come...
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