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    Can they go out?

    Hi everyone My chicks are now almost 5 weeks and need to get them into the tractor. I hung a guarded 75w bulb in there and was only able to keep around 50 degrees last night. I also have a 250w but I am worried about a fire hazard with the straw in there. I know it will keep them warm...
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    Everything was going so good !!

    Hi, I had 2 dozen eggs in my first time incubator try and things started great. I had 8 chicks in the brooder last night and more hatching so I left them in the bator over night. This morning I had 6 chicks and left them in there till I returned home from work. When I got home I had 5 dead...
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    DIY HUMANE way to Kill Slaughter Chicken (Stun-kill, Gas)

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    Building a new chicken pen

    Hi, Right now I have 7 chickens that are in a 3.5 x 8 enclosed chicken tractor in the night and free ranged the other times. I'm going to build a permanent pen and need some expert opinions. The pen will be approx. 40 x 40 and the chickens will still be free ranged during the day. My question...
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    Newbie-Hi !

    Just got into poultry this spring and already enloying it. Started getting my first eggs about 1.5 weeks ago and really enjoying watching the chickens and ducks free-range throughout the day. Just a little information right now......just found this site and need to look over everything.
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