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  1. FrankDegamma

    Weaning off the heat lamp

    Chicks are 4.5 weeks old...under heat lamp still in coop. See below. I had 2 250w going, now 1 and put it over the roost so they could find the right height/temp. Most use the roost and are sleepin on it, some not. At what point can I totally eliminate the heat? We are getting cold front...
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    4.5 week ID

    We got 7 BR (1 roo) and 6 mixed chicks 4.5 weeks ago. Need help with id on the 6. There are 3 varieties I believe....4 chicks are redish with two being much lighter red blondish. The other breed is big and black. Pics below. Also the BR Roos sticks out at this point...last pic. thanks for...
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    Pine shavings in water

    Our first chicks are 4 weeks old and out in coop with heat lamps. It is a constant battle to keep water clean of pine shavings. I just bought a 5 gallon waterer and stopped using the chick waterers in hopes it would help reduce changing water/cleaning pine shavings out. It was littered with...
  4. FrankDegamma

    Peeps feasting on bugs ok?

    May be dumb question, though we are newbies. We have the brooder out in the new coop and the light attracts a ton of insects which they are having a blast chasing down, fighting over and eating. Are they ok at this age (peeps less than week old) to fill up on bugs and eat less chick feed...
  5. FrankDegamma

    Hello from Pa

    Hello. Been lurking with the kids for several months reading, learning, etc...great resource! We built a coop and now have 13 lil peeps (arrived monday) and learned all from this site.! Thanks. Ill try to post pics as we used many design features we got from here. Also My name is not Frank...
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