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    Heat Lamps and Sleep Cycle for chicks

    We have 6 chicks that are now 8 weeks old. We've been moving the heat lamp away each week and it's just within 10-15deg of the outside air temp outside and within 5 deg of the basement temp. The lamp is on 24/7 when do you start to turn it off at night and only have it on during the day? I've...
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    Help Identifying a Roo

    So we purchased 6 chicks all guaranteed to be hens (replacement if it a roo because the of the city ordnance of not having roos). They are 8 weeks 1 day and one started Crowing. We had a feeling Pepper might be a roo a week or two ago but this is our first batch of chicks so we don't have any...
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    Raising Chickens in a Urban Area

    Hi BYC members. I grew up on a farm and raised chicks amongst other animals as a kid but have recently started an urban flock in the Pacific Northwest. Right now we have 3 Barred Rock and 3 Americana chicks. We are also looking at rescuing two Transylvanian Naked Neck layers that their owners...
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    Question on integrating flocks

    I'm new to or I should say new again to chicken keeping (it's been 30years). I grew up around them but picked up 6 new chicks last week. Today I had the opportunity to rescue two Transylvanian Naked Necks that needed re-homing (We'll be getting them this weekend). They just started laying so are...
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