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    Raising Pullets to sell,Have you done this?

    My husband and I do this! We buy 15 chicks online (they send us at least 16 each time) so they cost about $60 from Murray McMurray hatchery with shipping. We do not get them vaccinated but we do get the electrolyte solution. We got them a large baby pool to brood in and have to replace the $10...
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    Meat chicken logistics

    This is really great info! The importance of heritage breeds to me is more-so conserving the breeds our great-grandparents raised that were able to feed and provide for whole families. Not so much show chicken quality. I'm glad you said that, I probably would've gotten only what I (think) I...
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    Meat chicken logistics

    I am so glad you commented! You've gotten me so excited! What breed(s) do you have? Thanks so much for your insight!
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    Meat chicken logistics

    I will do that! Thanks so much for the info! I had no idea
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    Meat chicken logistics

    So my husband and I currently raise meat rabbits and have several hens for eggs and I would like to start raising chickens for meat. What I value: I am a huge fan of self-sustainability. I try to limit myself to what I can grow or raise and I purchase only what I can't grow myself to feed my...
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    Week old baby chick breathing hard and won't eat or drink):

    Thank y’all for your responses. My husband just called and said that she didn’t make it): I don’t know what happened. She was growing fast and seemed to be so healthy!
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    Week old baby chick breathing hard and won't eat or drink):

    Not a four-week old. Four, week olds. As in one, two, three, four baby chickens all one week old.
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    Week old baby chick breathing hard and won't eat or drink):

    Thank you. My husband says she’s starting to chirp a lot and will squirm a little bit now when he picks her up so maybe she’s starting to be a little more alert?
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    Week old baby chick breathing hard and won't eat or drink):

    Here’s some pictures my husband took this morning):
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    Week old baby chick breathing hard and won't eat or drink):

    I have four, week old baby chicks. They were all just fine yesterday but this morning I found one on the far side of the coop away from the light all sprawled out and breathing really hard. They're all pretty skittish but she didn't even flinch when I went to pick her up. She tweeted a little...
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    Is my day old chick fixing to die???

    I’m sorry, I said that in a confusing way. I got 9 one-day-old chicks. They’re not 9 days old I have 9 of them. So they were in transit over 24 hours and there were 9. There was nothing in the box
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    Is my day old chick fixing to die???

    Brooder temp: 97-100 they’re in the garage so temp fluxuates Dipping beaks in water: yes Eating and drinking: unsure, this morning they were all eating and drinking the same and tonight she only ate and drank a small amount compared to the others. I had to work today so I didn’t watch them...
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    Can’t identify! Please help!

    Thank you! That helped a lot! Once I got them in better light I was able to tell they’re not so similar after all(:
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    Is my day old chick fixing to die???

    I just received 9 day-old chicks this morning in the mail. They were all acting normal and seemed fine when I got home from work. Tonight one of them was acting really sleepy. They all seemed pretty sleepy but this one wouldn’t startle at anything like the others. She would fall asleep standing...
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    Can’t identify! Please help!

    Today I received 9 day-old chickens from Ideal Poultry. I can only have 4 to add to my flock of 2 but the website had a $25 minimum order fee which ended up being 9 chicks. Anyway, I like the idea of having a diverse flock of hens so I ordered 3 Australorps, 2 brahmas, 2 white rocks and 2 buff...
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    Breeding meat rabbits

    Also, when would you say the right age is to separate the kits from their mother? And how much room would you give each bunny to live in?
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    Breeding meat rabbits

    Thank y'all for your answers! I will definitely buy that book. We aren't gonna get them until next spring so we have plenty of time to research and learn and prepare before we wing it! Obviously I don't know anything about rabbits except that they're so darn cute! I am taking all of your advice...
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    Breeding meat rabbits

    My husband is wanting to start raising and breeding rabbits for meat. I'm doing some research before we dive in and we're wanting to get a trio of New Zealands. We want to build a hutch sort of on top of our chicken coop and I recognize the importance of separating the buck from the does unless...
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    How to clean the chicken run

    Our chickens live in his coop (pictured) most of the week. We have dogs so the chickens usually only get free run of the yard when we’re home during the weekend. But the run has started to smell awful, I can’t even stand it. We keep the coop and nesting box very clean but how do you clean the...
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    Introducing a new chicken

    Haha I know you speak the truth I just hate to hear it! I have been taking the little one out a little bit with the big ones each day since we got her. They will still peck at her if she gets to close but they’re starting to just ignore her now. Her little box is see-through and sits right next...
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