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    April 2017 chicks, who will lay first contest...

    Thank you!
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    April 2017 chicks, who will lay first contest...

    I'm out, too, because mine were hatched in March. But maybe this is a good place to ask this question: When should I make the nest boxes available to my girls? They currently have a board blocking the entrance because I didn't want them to think that the nest boxes were a nice place to take a...
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    April 2017 chicks, who will lay first contest...

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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    I bought crested cream leg bars and am happy to report that as of this morning, at 3 weeks and 4 days, you can really see the most adorable tiny crests beginning!
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    Uh-oh. My two crested cream leg bar chicks are three and a half weeks old, and today is the first day I think I can see a crest developing, but it is ever so slight and may be wishful thinking on my part. The two of them look identical to each other and I ordered them from a smaller poultry...
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    California - Northern

    Just gorgeous! And it seems like it will work really well for you, too.
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    California - Northern

    Really enjoyed reading your post, and the coop looks great!
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    California - Northern

    I am new to chickens (expecting my first chicks soon), but the following 2 links may help. http://www.trunorthfarm.com/TruNorth_Poultry_Pullets.html http://www.dare2dreamfarms.com/online-store/!/Coop-Ready-Chickens-6-10-Weeks-Old/p/67708898/category%3D19877241
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    Let's see photos of your brooders!

    I'm a newbie- getting my first chicks in April, but I think this will be a good solution for brooding the 4 chicks I'm expecting. It's a Midwest Homes For Pets Wabbitat Deluxe Rabbit Home with one extension added on. With the extension it gives 9.5 square feet of room, and if the chicks need...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    So exciting! Do post pictures when you can. Mine are coming from Meyer's the first week of April, but I'm in California so they will have to be shipped. I envy you being able to pick them up.
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    No-beak-out automatic feeder

    Thanks for your feedback. I really appreciate it!
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    So exciting and what a relief that they are all happy and healthy. Mine are coming from Meyer's also, the first week of April. Thanks so much for sharing the news!
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    Industrial hemp in the brooder?

    Has anyone tried using industrial hemp in their brooder cage? It is used in stalls for horses with respiratory problems because it creates very little dust. I would have to have it shipped which is a bit pricy, but may be well worth it since I plan to have the chicks inside until they are coop...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    How great to have a coop large enough for a brooder and chicken jail! Is the chicken jail for a chicken that is picking on others or a chicken that is getting picked on? My coop is only half finished, I'm months away from getting my first chicks, and I'm already haunting Craigslist for a...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    Nice! Are you going to put wire across the bottom to discourage predators? My coop was started in August and still pretty far from being finished. I like my contractor and he knows that my chicks aren't coming until Spring, but I am impatient to have it done so that I can add the fun...
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    Spring 2017 first timers post!

    How perfect! A group of people as nutty (er, enthusiastic) about getting their first chicks as I am. I too am expecting my first chicks the first week of April. I have ordered from Meyer Hatchery and am expecting 4 chicks. One welsummer, one barnevelder, one cream legbar, and one Swedish...
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    Comment by 'coddledeggs' in article 'Reasons for Tossing Out Your Indoor Brooder and Start Raising Your Chicks Outdoors'

    I am new to chickens and am expecting my first chicks in April, so integrating into an existing flock won't be an issue this time, but I like the idea of raising the chicks in a more natural environment for them than my bathroom! The thing that worries me most is the thought of a middle of the...
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    Raising Sultan chick alongside larger breeds

    Thank you so much for your replies. Not the answer I was hoping for, but much better to know before I make the mistake of trying to raise a Sultan chick alongside more normal (to a chicken, anyway) standard breeds.
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    Raising Sultan chick alongside larger breeds

    Hello all, I'm not certain that this is the right forum for this question, but I'm hoping some of you can let me know what you think. I will be getting my first day-old chicks this Spring. I plan on getting a Welsummer, a Barnevelder, an easter-egger, and a sex-link. I love the description...
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    What size brooder?

    Thanks so much. This is all advice I can really use! My original plan was to keep the brooder in my bathroom until the chicks are coop-ready, but it sounds like a good approach would be to move them out to the garage with their heat source when I think they are getting close to being coop...
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