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    How cold is too cold?

    We're in the process of building our coop. I'm wondering how cold is too cold for the chickens to be "outside." It gets hot here in NC and we were thinking a three-sided coop for the summer would be great, then put the fourth side on when it gets cooler at night. So when should we put that...
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    chicks drinking enough water? using nipple waterer

    Hello everyone. I have 10 three week old chicks in my bathtub They look pretty happy. About three days ago I switched them to a nipple waterer. I made sure I saw each of them drink. I'm worried, however, that they aren't drinking enough. I keep putting the old style chick waterer from the...
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    Help me find a good chicken!

    We're going to be getting 3-4 chickens this summer. Here are my top priorities: Friendly/good pets Can hold their own against a cat Easy to keep Lays eggs over a long period of time The chickens are to be family pets and we definitely want eggs, however, since we don't plan on killing them...
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    Newbie with a size question

    I'm planning on getting 3-4 chickens this summer. We will free range them when we are home and outside during the day (at least several hours except in terrible weather). We may need to put them in the coop at night since I know we have raccoons, possums, and other predators in the area...
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