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  1. echlfan

    strange egg

    Here is an egg from one of my EE's. 2 more pics of it on my page. What would cause this?
  2. echlfan

    blind chick

    My friend got 2 cuckoo maran chicks to eventually add to her small flock of 6. 1 chick was always acting funny, ticking it's head a bit. She played around a bit & figured out it is blind. She does not want to cull it right now because the other chick needs companionship. How would a blind...
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    need new system

    OK i do not like my current watering system. (see on my page). The bowl gets so dusty I have to clean it each night. The 5 gallon bucket gets algae in it in 3 days. I want to be able to go camping over the weekend not worry too much about them. I do have a friend who can come check on them...
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    Chicken purse

    My friend just got one & even a small coin purse. Too bad not more that one breed, lol. http://www.nycitylimit.com/citylimit/product.php?product=357&search=chicken
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    Nest boxes finally done!

    Whew!Click on pics to enlarge. You can see the whole coop on my page. (Outside closed--outside open--Inside view) Close up of nest box cabinet. Found the cabinet someone was tossing after a remodel. I used 5 gallon buckets for the actual nests. Egg collection will be easy from outside...
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    clean water

    OK, I am wondering. I see they need "clean water" all over the place here. But I also see people with the 5 gallon buckets that they don't have to fill for a week. I have been cleaning mine daily due to chicken dust. Am I going over board??? How clean does it need to be? Here is my set up...
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    Coop done!

    We still need to do the run though. I made a page out of it, but here is the final picture. There is ventilation all around the top, plus 3 windows. We got a free cabinet to use for the nest boxes.
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    Temp issue

    Chicks are 8 weeks & in a draft free coop, with pretty decent ventilation. The lowest it gets is in the 40's this week. The 250 watt red bulb just went out. Will they be OK, or should I run get a new one tonight?
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    Chicken treats

    You would think I gave them the world, lol. I minced fresh carrots & broccoli in my food processor, I added grit & sprinkled with feed. Took them a bit to realize it was FOOD, lol. Once they did they loved it. They are 8 weeks now.
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    Feed & water location???

    We are building our coop now. We want the food & water outside in the run right?
  11. echlfan

    6 weeks temp?

    They are 6 weeks old. What temp should it be? Off during the day? It is 66 in the garage during the day.
  12. echlfan

    Help me decide on location

    I am planning on keeping 5 EEs & 1 blk astralorp. I need to figure out space requirements. I am a tad confused. So I need help. I may need to decrease the number of chickens, trying to decide. Here are my options: Option 1-Flexible size coop & run. 13x23 All grass. Further from the...
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    cleaning brooder

    My chicks are 11 days old. I have a larger watermelon box with pine bedding covered with paper towels. I lay down a new layer 3 times a day & pull all the paper towels up every other day. Is that the easiest way or is there better ways?
  14. echlfan

    Brooder cover question

    At what point will I need a cover over my watermelon box brooder? They are 10 days old now.
  15. echlfan

    Got my babies!!!

    We are keeping 6 of the EE's. My friend wanted 1 EE, 1 necked neck, 1 blk aust, 1 gold sex link & 1 RIR. We ordered 2 of each of hers for mortality reasons though. The rest of the order was filled with EEs. We got the chipmunk EEs & gold ones.
  16. echlfan

    Any other ideal orders coming this week?

    They said mine ship today, but it is a holiday, so I wondered about that. Do they email a tracking number or anything once shipped out?
  17. echlfan

    Ideal question

    Are the Amerucanas from Ideal really Amerucanas or are they EEs?
  18. echlfan

    Hello from Fresno, CA

    Hi, my name is Jen. A friend got me addicted to chickens. I just ordered chicks from Ideal. I split it with the friend who got me hooked. I got 6 ameraucanas. She got a variety. We will sell of the rest on craigs list after we have the ones we want picked out. We get them in 2-3 weeks. I...
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