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  1. Raising Chicks, Step by Step

    Raising Chicks, Step by Step

    Everything you Need to Know, Step by Step | TBN Ranch Research, Plan, and Prepare Raising chicks can be easy if you just do your homework before you buy. Knowing when to plan for your chick's arrival is also something to take into consideration. Of course it makes good sense to have your coop...
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    Straw for Chicks?

    lol! Awesome point! I believed this to be true, but here I am checking to see if straw was ok! thanks
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    2015 August hatch-a-long!!

    I've got a SIlkie on 5 cochin eggs due to hatch on Aug 23rd! I haven't done this before, so I'm a little nervous and excited at the same time. Mom is separated from the flock in her own coop. She's in a brooder box about 3 inches off the ground. My plan is to keep the chicks and her together for...
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    Need Help with How to Introduce a Rooster

    I have a 5 month old Silkie roo who has been penned up in an area in sight of 4 mature Silkies hens and one Silkie pullet, for 3 months. This is my first time having a roo and although I've had chickens for years... having a roo for the first time has put me on strange territory. It's probably...
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    Intervention and Management of Problematic Pecking

    by amy elizabeth TBN Ranch Chickens: Intervention and Management of Problematic Pecking Stressful conditions create unhappy chickens and bad behavior. It’s perfectly natural for chickens to peck everything. But each other? Unfortunately, yes, sometimes they do. Often this behavior draws...
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    5/2014 Phoenix Arizona Passed New Chicken Keeping Ordinance

    Beats me, this states a revision by adding section 9-462.09 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 6.1, Arizona Revised Statutes is amended by adding section 9-462.09, to read: 9-462.09. Backyard fowl regulation; prohibition...
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    Comment by 'horsefeathers09' in article 'Keeping Chickens in Excessive Heat'

    Thanks Mountain Peeps.:)
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    Keeping Chickens in Excessive Heat

    The Recipe for Survival, Explained in Detail by amy elizabeth Once again it’s that time of year when soaring temperatures raise concern to chicken keepers. For those who can free roam their flock there is less worry. But if you have backyard chickens that are confined to a coop, your worries...
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    Keeping chickens cool

    Glad the article was helpful! I've got my fans on high today... expected high, 108. OMG
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    Silkies Won't Eat Anything But Layer Pellets

    My small flock of Silkies won't touch kitchen scraps of ANY kind. All they want is layer pellets, why, why, why? They'll eat rolled oats and a bit of hemp seed, and I do give vitamins, but that's it. Would really like to see them eat some greens. Tried watermelon, bread, meat, fruit... they act...
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    5/2014 Phoenix Arizona Passed New Chicken Keeping Ordinance

    I enjoy taking care of my hens and keeping their area clean and tidy. I suppose there are those who ruin it for everyone by not keeping up on the chores. I know they can be stinky, but I also know that with simple housekeeping, neighboring residents wouldn't even know if chickens were living...
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    5/2014 Phoenix Arizona Passed New Chicken Keeping Ordinance

    Here's the link to PHX, AZ chicken keeping ordinances as of May 19, 2014 http://www.codepublishing.com/az/phoenix/frameless/index.pl?path=../html/Phoenix08/Phoenix0807.html
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    Keeping chickens cool

    I think this article will be very helpful. Keeping Chickens in Excessive Heat, The Recipe for Survival, Explained in Detail http://tbnranch.com/2014/05/22/keeping-chickens-in-excessive-heat/
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    Comment by 'horsefeathers09' in article 'How much does it cost to raise backyard chickens?'

    After it's all said and done, I believe it to be true that the first egg costs about $700. lol
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    Vitamins for chickens?

    I'm hearing that Silkies need vitamin supplements, if so, is ploy- vi- sol a good choice for them too?
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    Sexing Silkie Chicks????

    Hi, have 5 female sexed silkies from My Pet Chicken... are they really girls though will be the question. I read this thread and I'm sure I will be back with more questions. ha ha! This is a pic of them so far at 5 weeks old tomorrow. TBN Ranch Silkies
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    Neighbour Complaints!?!?

    There are noise ordinance laws... that means even if your birds are legal, neighbor complaints can threaten your right to have them. If you don't want your flock threatened by legal authorities, I suggest you evaluate the importance of the roosters. Just saying...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Wow! this is an excellent article. Thanks for posting it. I'm stepping on new territory and this was incredibly helpful.
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    What is too hot for 2 wk old chicks outside?

    They are in an outbuilding, but the double doors are open and there's a large fan in the window that draws the air out. So far, it's been staying right about 100 by day 85 at night and they seem quite happy. I'm watching them, hopefully it will cool down outside in the next week, geez, it's...
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    What is too hot for 2 wk old chicks outside?

    Thanks Caroline, I think it's probably ok too, but gosh, sometimes its hard to take that chance... especially when I spent a fortune for these girls! ha ha
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