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    When should I add nesting boxes to the coop?

    Hi there-- Our chickens are 12 weeks old. We have a ways to go before egg laying time, but I'm curious as to when we should add nesting boxes to the coop? I don't want the boxes to become an area for pooping so I was waiting until the right time... I just don't know when that is...
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    My babies are clucking-- just happy!

    About a week ago, I was wondering when the sweet little chirps of my two 9-week-old Ameraucanas were going to start sounding more clucky and less chirpy. Don't get me wrong -- I love the chirps, but was curious when their big-girl voices would come in. Sure enough, that afternoon when I was...
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    Quiet and heat tolerant

    I'm looking for a quiet and heat tolerant breed. I have two Ameraucana bantams that are feathering out right now, and I wanted to add a few more chickens to my up and coming flock. I LOVE my Ameraucanas, and would totally get a few more wheaten ones if I could find them! Quiet and docile is at...
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    Chickie diarrhea -- what to do?

    It appears one of my chicks has diarrhea. Or something. Her little vent was crusted over yesterday morning, so I cleaned her off. Then I came home in the evening-- crusty again. So another little rinse. And again this morning. And again when I got home this evening. She's drinking plenty of...
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    HELP-- Need advice! Hatching assistance -- should I intervene?

    This chick pipped yesterday late afternoon/early evening. When we came back from dinner -- around 8:30 pm? -- the egg looked it was progressing, but like it was starting to zip on the underside. This morning (now day 22) the two rowdy chicks that had already hatched knocked the egg so that I...
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    Two hatches, one incubator... how do I handle lockdown?

    Hello all-- Here's my situation... I ordered 2 groups of eggs from two different sources. One set arrived a full day before the other, and after resting, they started incubating about 24 hours apart, in the same incubator. As of tomorrow, Group A will be on day 18; Group B will only be on...
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    Concrete flooring

    We're modifying a storage shed the previous owner made, into a coop. It was built next to the house, so on the inside of the coop, the wall on the right is the stucco of our house; the back wall and the left wall are concrete cinder blocks. The roof is wooden and covered with shingles. We're...
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    New-ish from Clovis

    Hi! I joined BYC last month, just before getting my first "hatch." I think I could properly be described as a lurker? I read all kinds of posts but was a little shy to jump into the fray. Though, I did post a question or two and got great advice. I thought I was well on my way to a "simple"...
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    How bad is overheating the incubator?

    I ordered eggs online. I made a still-air incubator, but it's been difficult keeping the temperature and humidity constant. Sometimes it dips to 99, drift up to 100-102 durning the daytime, and stay there most of the time. But on occasion I've found it has risen as high as 104. On the two or...
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    TIMING: Incubating and vaccinating

    Hello! We just bought some hatching eggs -- our first (SQUEE!!) -- and they're currently being shipped. I've spent the last few days reading everything I can about incubating but of course some questions arose -- I really, really want to make sure we're doing things correctly. I am under the...
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