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    23% Protein Starter/Grower Ok Until Laying?

    Is this 23% protein starter/grower ok to feed up until first egg for my new peeps? (Now 3 weeks old) Or should I reduce the % of protein? The bag does say it is "Starter/Grower." I have had great results with the higher % of protein compared to my last hatch, but I'm unsure if its ok for...
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    Help! Pulled Belly Button Scab Off

    I have one 3 day old that had a mild case of pasty butt that is all but gone now. But.............I was just cleaning her up a bit, and there was a ball of dried poo (or so I thought) that I just picked off with my fingernail. And, oh no, it was her scab for her belly button. It bleed a tiny...
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    3 Day Olds and Food

    My new girls are doing great in every aspect, except they don't seem to be too crazy about their crumbles. Its been awile since I've had peeps so I can't remember how much they should be eating. They are pecking on it, and drinking LOTS of water. I just got them yesterday morning, and they had...
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    Maximum % of Calcium for Chicks

    I have a new bag of chick starter crumbles, but on closer inspection of the label I see it has 5% calcium. The bag does say however that it is "chick starter." Is this too much calcium?? I am in a new area and can't get what I have always raised my chicks on, namely Nutrena. This feed is made...
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    Need BYC Approval

    We have decieded to pay a contractor to build our run. We are old, tired, and its been a really rough year, as some of you well know. (Remember Iowa?) I just want your approval of our plans, because this takes all we have saved! $$ And your approval is THE final word. The 4x6 coop will be...
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    Vote for Your Favorite Chick Starter

    I'm doing a rather informal poll on chick starter. What do you use? Please list only MEDICATED feed, and not home made feeds. I use only medicated feeds for the first 8 weeks, then generally stick with the same company but w/o the medication. But I am willing to explore all options. Even if I...
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    Horizontal Snow--Need Advice

    We have a brand new coop that came fully built with a nmetal roof. Great ventilation at the top and roof vents. EXCEPT: When we get horizontal snow (like now ) it actually blows up the "ribs" of the metal roof and into the coop! What can I do to remedy this? It is a great coop and solidly...
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    Insulating Metal Roof w/ Reflextix Foil/Bubble/Foil

    Will this work as a barrier for condensation/frost? (On the ceiling.) Not to mention keeping the coop warmer. We have a metal roof. We have good ventilation from roof vents, but I'm afraid with no insulation we will get condensation forming in our super cold climate. The coop is new and was...
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    Rubber Mat Under Pine Shavings?

    Is this ok? Rubber mat like what is used for horse stalls to give better footing? (I have a coop that has glassboard flooring, and it is extremely easy to clean, but, extremely slippery.) I put down a 1/4" rubber mat, covered with 3" pine shavings. Any opinions? (Chicks aren't coming until...
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    Is It Me...Or Are There Alot of Dead Chicks Lately?

    I read Byc everyday faithfully like the bible! (Truth be known....alot more than just once a day..) It seems to me this year more than ever before I have seen SO many posts on dead arrivals, and, or, dead and dying peeps. Are people ordering too early do you think? Are the viability of hatchery...
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    Zoo Med Infared Heat Lamp (for reptiles)

    Has anyone used this lamp for their brooder? Made for reptiles, I like it because it is made from real glass, not painted or red stain. And it is all red, right up to the socket, so no "white light" at all. If you have used it please reply. Thanks! Ma
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    Recommendations on Best Brooder Lamp

    I'm going to be raising new baby chicks this spring and I want to get a new brooder lamp. I guess I'm getting paranoid but I worry about fire hazzards. Our coop is small, 6x4, and is 5'3" tall (big enough for me to stand up in, almost). We will use pine shavings. What is the best...
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    Square Footage for Bantams

    I know what the requirements are for standards, but is it different for Bantams? If so, what is the square footage requirement for each bird? Or, how many Bantams in a 6x4 coop, where birds will spend a good deal of time in their coop in a harsh winter climate? TIA Ma
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    Humidity in Coop

    What is a safe humidity % for the coop? Today we have -single digits below zero, and we will not get above. My coop temp is 1 degree and humidity is 58%. Is this good? We will put the infareds on tonite, we're expecting -20's. Thanks! Ma
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    Open Water Bowls

    I recently read that chickens actually prefer a bowl of water, rather than the "trough" style, like the galvanized waterers etc. Except for when they are baby chicks, of course. I'm thinking of offering them water in a dog dish (heated for winter), rather than the conventional use waterers. And...
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    Detailed Run Design/Plans

    Does anyone have a detailed plan (including diagram, materials needed, etc) or a link to a run plan? I know the dimensions we need for our run but I need a little visual and practical help. How to build this thing? We've done it before, but with chicken wire. This run we really want to get...
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    Determining Sex By Shape of Egg

    I just read, somewhere in cyberspace, that round eggs=hens and oval shaped eggs =roosters. I've been around a loooooong time and I've never heard this one. Anyone else ever heard of this? Just curious. Ma
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    Carpet in Coop?

    I have an old piece of carpet and was wondering if I could use it in the coop, underneath the pine shavings. The coop floor (4x6) is glassboard and VERY slippery. My intention is too use something (not sand tho) to keep the girls from sliding on take off to the roosting platform or sliding when...
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    Opinions on Best Vitamens and Electrolytes

    What do you use? I'd prefer to use something I can add to the baby chicks water and then continue to use thereafter. I can't remember what I used the last time I got chicks! (This memory loss thing really su............oops..) Whatever it was it was good stuff. What do you use? Thanks in...
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    Coop Is Tight!

    Howdy from the shores of Lake Superior where.............. the winds are 40mph gusting to 50..........snow rate of 2" per hour............white out blizzard conditions...........16" expected..........wind chills tonite in the low -40's................ meanwhile in our new coop............not...
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