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  1. JesseTab

    Need help

    Please forgive me if this is not the right place for this as I am not sure where to post this Question. First let me say that I do raise 7 hens 4 Easter eggers and 3 speckled Sussex. They are Have a coop and a 8x 20 run. My problem is that one of my Nabors has 2 hen that they just let run (or...
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    ⠀ medicated feed

    Is it safe to let layers to eat medicated feed? And can we eat the eggs they lay? Have a couple of layers and some that are still young. Have both layers feed and med crombles.
  3. JesseTab

    Questions on food and treats.

    I am very new to this and have been reading till I can not see. But I remember reading that peanuts are not good or chickens and chicks. But as I have been reading the ingredient list on some food and treat bags there is peanuts in them. So my question is are peanuts good for chicks and chickens...
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    Chicks moved to a bigger brooding pen

    Well at first they did not like the new pen but after a day they are scratching and pecking every thing in sight. I moved them because I felt the first box of 2x3 was to small and did not want them to fight. now they are in a 4x4x2 box with a wire lid to keep them from jumping out. I noticed...
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    chicks still up a midnight

    I have been noticing that our chicks are still up at midnight. Is this normal? The room they are in is dark no lights we use a electric space heater to keep them warm temp is about 93. They are about 12 to 15 days old. We hear them chirping some night till 2 am.
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    When do chicks settle down

    .Just wondering when chicks settle down. We have had ours about 10 days and they where 3 to 5 days old when we got them they are 4 Ameraucanas the younger ones and 4 speckled Sussex. Every time we go to the brooder pen they all run to one Conner and peck at the wall trying to get away. And when...
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    This may be a stupid question, mowing around the coop?

    Ok here goes will it scare the begebbers out of the girls to mow and weed eat around the coop? If so how do I minimize scaring them?
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    chicks just got thier first treat

    Well we have been reading a lot on treats for chicks and thought we would give it a try. Well we had lettuce with dinner to night so I cut some up in little strands and put it in with them. At first they just looked at it then the bravest one took a strand and the fun began. They started chasing...
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    non-medicated vs medicated feed

    Hi there we are new to this and are confused. should we use medicated feed for our chicks? Or not. Have not been able to figure this one out. And if we do use medicated feed when do we stop using it. Thank you for your input. Jesse
  10. JesseTab

    Wolud painting inside of coop help?

    Would painting the inside of the coop help when time to clean? And help make the wood last longer?
  11. JesseTab

    Hello we are new and need advice

    Hello we are new to this and need advice. We are looking to get 3 to 4 hens for fun and eggs. We live in a Houston suburb so we need to find a bread that can handle Tx summers. I believe that the coop we need to build should be about 4x8 and a 4x 20 foot run to keep the hens happy. Does this...
  12. JesseTab

    Hello new and need advice

    Hello we are new to this and need advice. We are looking to get 3 to 4 hens for fun and eggs. We live in a Houston suburb so we need to find a bread that can handle Tx summers. I believe that the coop we need to build should be about 4x8 and a 4x 20 foot run to keep the hens happy. Does this...
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