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    Injured chicken...

    When I went down to feed my chickens this morning, I found that one had spent the night alone in the pen, rather than going inside the coop with the others. She was acting oddly, almost like OCD-type preening. I didn't see any bloody spots, so I figured she'd be okay when the others came out...
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    Coop questions...

    So, I have 24 chickens, which are about 12 weeks old. Currently they are in a 4x8 plywood box, with a hardware cloth top. Obviously, they are outgrowing their present home, and our coop needs to be finished ASAP! DH and father are going to be building it over the next couple of weeks. Our...
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    Is there anything here that my chicks shouldn't have?

    they are six weeks old, and I've been feeding them grit in their feed daily for the past couple of weeks. Today, when I switched them to the 10 lb. feeder, I filled the little quart jar chick feeder with grit, and have it freely available to them. So, last night for dinner I made lentils...
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    Roost question...

    So, I found a nice large branch in the driveway after the last wind, so I popped it into the brooder with the chicks. I've seen a couple walk on it, but most of the time they just hop over it or ignore it altogether. When do they start to roost? They are 4 weeks old. The brooder is a 4'x8'...
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    Another newbie question...

    So, I presently have 25 (minimum order) chicks in a brooder in the garage. My plan, since I really won't have room for 25 chickens, is to go ahead and raise the 25 until spring, then sell off about half of them, once they are laying. (I won't mind terribly if I have a roo in the mix). I...
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    Chickie keep-away...

    So, my baby chicks are 3 weeks old now. They eat their chick starter. On occasion, for my personal entertainment, I toss a few frozen blueberries in to watch them chase each other around. And the kids will toss in a rare cricket or other bug. (maybe one or two a day.) I've been told that...
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    Help!

    Total newbie question here... So, I've set up my brooder (large rubbermaid clear tub, with heat lamp above, as found on google searches for home built brooders)... The chicks should arrive tomorrow, so I turned on the heater lamp today, to warm everything up, and make sure that I could...
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