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  1. JaTexas

    Oldest Chicks are 8 weeks old!!

    To my surprise they did learn when to come out of the run into the coop. The door closes at sunset and all but the first night they were in the coop before the door closed. Mornings it is a "dash for the RUN". Since we live on the Gulf Coast I put a chunk of ice in the coop and run water...
  2. JaTexas

    With a bit of research and some wood......POOF A "Ramp".

    Note the ramp pitch...The ramp is very long but it will extend into the run as soon as we build that part. I used wood that I had and will paint it green.
  3. JaTexas

    Our one week old "Scissor Beak" chick is no longer fighting for her life.

    We did manage to get her to eat a bit by trimming the tip of her beak. She did her part well but was tiny and weak. We replaced her with 4 new hatchlings from a local source. The coop is almost ready.... and starting the run fencing next. I installed an automatic door which seems to be a...
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    7 day old baby chick with a "mis-aligned" beak.

    She is eating, drinking but little bits at a time. Her growth is not as obvious as the other 9 but she is not showing signs of distress. Can we do anything to help? I play by the rule "FIRST-Do No Harm" thus the question.
  5. JaTexas

    Not so new person but new MEMBER....

    Greetings! Thanks in advance for the help, suggestions and for sharing your projects with me. I will do he same. I have some experience ranging from the 9 hens I raised as a boy of 10 in the 50's thru our family farm where we tend to dozens of birds daily, all free range and managing well...
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