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    Noisy chickens - help

    all the noise is driving my neighbors crazy, I'm worried that we may have to find them new homes. I'm thinking about cutting down from 8 to 4 and seeing if that helps.
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    Noisy chickens - help

    Are there any breeds that are quieter?????
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    Noisy chickens - help

    Can anyone tell me if its normal for hens to make a ridiculous amount of noise? We have 8 buff orpington hens and they make a crazy amount of noise. I think it has something to do with them laying because it seems like its louder in the morning to early afternoon. Is this normal for this...
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    Panic in the dark???????

    I am new to chickens and have 25 six week old buff orps. We moved them into their outside coop several weeks ago, and they were doing great. We put the heat light out there of course because they were still so little, and put it on a timer to go on just before dusk and to go off just before...
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    Heat source?

    Can anyone tell me if it is necessary to keep a heat lamp in the coop? We are in RI and it is starting to get cool at night now and we are starting to think about winter. It doesn't usually get much below 20s here in winter but I'm not sure what they can handle temperature wise. We have Buff...
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    does anyone have a raised coop?

    Great News!!!! They are 5 1/2 weeks old and all 25 of them have finally figured it out yay! We spent several weeks "helping" them find the ramp then go all the way up, then about 1/2 of them figured it out and I assumed the rest would just follow the others in - not so much. We still...
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    does anyone have a raised coop?

    Does anyone have a coop that is raised up high? I'm talking 7 feet. We have an old playhouse we converted into a coop. The only problem we are having is teaching the chickens how to go up the ramp to the door which is approx 7 feet off the ground. They come down it fine, but don't seem to...
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    Setting up the outdoor coop - have questions

    Don't mean to be impatient, but we are working on this today and was hoping to get advice from all of you knowledgable people.
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    Setting up the outdoor coop - have questions

    We are setting up our outdoor coop and run, and a have a few questions. Sorry but I'm still new to all this. 1. Can we use tree branches with the bark still on for roost poles? I had heard that you have to take off the bark because of mites. 2. We have had nights in the 50's here and I'm...
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    Will a Hen "adopt" older chicks???

    well it sounds like our babies will have to settle for me as their mama. I really do not want to have to worry about what they might get from the other chickens. Thanks for all the help guys.
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    Will a Hen "adopt" older chicks???

    I'm in Rhode Island
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    Will a Hen "adopt" older chicks???

    Hi all, I have 25 Buff Orp chicks that are 2 1/2 weeks old. I found a local guy who is getting rid of his chickens, they happen to be Buff Orps. I was wondering if anyone knows how they would take to each other. I was thinking about taking 1 or 2 of his hens in hopes they would become foster...
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    when are pine shavings okay?

    We received our babies this morning from the hatchery. I had put pine shaving in the brooder as litter but then someone said not to use them until the chicks were a week old because they would eat it. I put a sheet down on top of it and they are ok with that except that it's getting dirty...
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    New chicks - one not doing well

    Okay I received my order of 25 buff orps this morning all are doing great except one. He got kind of trampled in the box. I've be able to get a little water into him but not much. I seperated him from the rest so he won't get picked on. I have him in a show box with sugar laced water and a...
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    Is 1" chicken wire small enough for chicks?

    Can someone tell me if 1" chicken wire is small enough to use with chicks, or can they fit through it? We have an old dog kennel I was going to line the bottom of with 1" chicken wire to use as a run during the day when they are small, but I really don't want to be chasing 25 baby chick around...
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