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    How early can I tell if my Barred Rock chicks are boys or girls?

    We bought 3 straight-run Barred Rock chicks at the feed store, along with 6 pullets of other breeds. I wanted more BR, but they only had four in the bin, and one of them had a really yucky butt, so we bought the three good-looking ones. Ideally, we'd end up with just one of those being a...
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    Would my babies like a dust bath?

    We got our chicks yesterday! Nine little week-old peepers. They seem pretty robust--nice clean eyes and butts, big voices and appetites. I put a fireplace log, a stick, and a piece of scrap wood in there for them to perch and climb on, and they seem to be very happy about that. They're...
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    Large tree in run?

    We're in the process of getting our chicken house up and running. I'd like to build a run for them, but the chicken house is in a location that makes things a bit awkward. The best place has its own challenges--it's on a slope that levels out at the bottom, so the fence will have to be kind...
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    How would YOU fix up this coop?

    This is the chicken coop that came with the house we bought last year. It's fairly large, about 7 1/2' square and very tall--maybe 9' to the peak of the roof? We didn't measure that, but the door opening is 6 1/2' tall, and there's enough head room that we're considering building a small loft...
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    Hello from Indiana!

    Hi everyone! I'm Shanelle from Lebanon, Indiana. My husband and I bought our first house last year--we are finally, finally out of the city and living peacefully among the cornfields. We don't have chickens yet, but we will get some chicks within the next couple weeks--my father-in-law is...
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