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    Mean chick now dead.

    I had a chick die the other day. She was incredibly mean to all the others...went around pecking everyone, had 4 of them bleeding. I isolated them until they were well, but decided to isolate mean girl. I had her in a bird cage near the others so she wouldn't be so lonely. I tried several times...
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    Update on "Too many?"

    Okay, to recap, I ordered 16, got 10 and was trying to decide whether to settle or not. I didn't want to just feed a bunch of big chickens, so I opted for bantams. Well, when I got the hatchery on the phone (long story short) something happened (who knows what) and I ended up ordering 12...
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    Getting mixed up...deep litter

    I guess maybe I'm confused (still) on this deep litter method. If I do things that way, does that apply to under the roosts too? Or do I need to shovel that mess out all the time? Do I just throw more litter down? Do I need to stir it up? Will it be smelly? My little ones are only days old...
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    Am I getting too many?

    I ordered from Ideal and received 10 of my 16 pullets the other day. They were happy to refund me for the other 6, but we had our hearts set on all the little cuties (mostly all different). Am I being overly ambitious to want 16 for my first go at it? My husband is building a nice 8X8 coop and...
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    Pine mulch in the yard?

    I live in Georgia and I can get as much freshly ground pine mulch as I ever want. I'm just wondering if anyone has ever used it in the run or as litter? Is it too rough for their little feet or does it need to dry out before I can use it? (I sure hope I can...it's free!)
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    Run covers

    I'm wondering what might be the best cover for my run. I live in the burbs and there are lots of hawks, etc. There could be raccoons, but I've not seen evidence. I was thinking a bird-netting might be too easy for something to get into, but I think it would be easiest to install. Would chicken...
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    Deep litter method? Help please

    I'm new here and I'm trying to understand this deep litter method. Are we talking about within the coop, under the perches only or in the whole fenced area? I'm trying to design a coop that will make cleanup easy, so I was thinking to catch the droppings from under the roost in a large plastic...
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    More than one of a kind?

    Hello, I'm new to this chickie thing and I'm happy to have discovered this site. I have ordered a variety of 15 chicks to arrive early May. I'm wondering if there is any reason that I'd need to have more than one of any kind. We couldn't decide, so we just got one of each of the ones we want...
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