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    The fat chick!

    So I got some chicks three weeks ago and one of them grew super fast. Really really fast, by two weeks old she was three times the size of the rest of them. 4 times the size of my little runt. I named her Bertha. Well, come to find out Bertha is a turkey. Yep! I somehow was sent a turkey. I am...
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    putting my chickens all together?

    I have two 10 week old polish hens in my coop. I also have five 4 week olds in the house and 13 three weeks olds. Im not sure how to put them all together and when. I do know that the cribs in the house are getting pretty crowded....especially for the older ones. I have been putting them out in...
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    pasty butt leading to pecking

    I am new at this...really really new. I got my chicks 6 days ago. I noticed this morning that the only yellow chick I have had poop stuck to her butt. I read that if that happens you should wash it off so I did. After I did this she started peckingat her butt and soon after the rest of the...
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    The coup compromise...

    Im wondering what size is enough. I am just getting chicks next week and my husband is currently working on our coup. I am wishing for a "chicken spa" while he is thinking more in much smaller and less expensive terms...like a card board box perhaps. Just kidding about that but we definately are...
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    Coup not done...using a kiddie pool for chicks

    My coup isnt quite done and my chick are arriving on tuesday. I am going to use a kiddie pool in my basement for them until they can move into their new home. Does anyone know about how old chicks are when they are able to jump out of an 18" high kiddie pool? Just trying to gage how much time I...
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    Does anyone have a GQF 0470 Radiant Heater?

    I am just getting my first chickens next week and to be honest I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what I am doing. I ordered a Radiant heater for the coup as I live in Northern MN. Now Im reading that I may not even need a heater. Since I have one now Id like to use it to at least keep my water unfrozen...
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    Putting chicks together?

    I am really new at this and feeling REALLY dumb. I am getting 8 chicks on Tuesday and then 14 more a week later. Can I put the two batches of chicks together or do I need to keep them separate for awhile?? Just curious
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