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    Molting (in winter??) or being pecked at??

    It has been chilly here in Southeast NH so we put a heat lamp in the coop to offset those really chilly night (please don't judge). One of our three girls is all of a sudden molting or she is being pecked at by the other two. They are mainly in the coop all day as it is so cold so I wouldn't be...
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    Sun Death of Year Old Hen

    I just found one of my silver Wyandotte's dead with n apparent reason for death. She had been in the mulch with the other girls earlier today giving themselves dirt baths and all was fine. I just went to round them up as hubby was mowing the lawn, and there she was in the mulch looking like she...
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    Brooder too small? Coop not ready!

    Hi all- we have 9 wyandottes Thad are five weeks old. They are currently in a brooder that measures just shy of 4x4x3. It looks like it is getting a bit tight in there. The coop is not going to be ready for at least a week and a half to two weeks. My husband is building it and I cannot help as I...
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    How often do you clean the brooder?!

    I have 9, four week old chickies in a 4x4 brooder. How often should I replace the pine shavings and clean the brooder? It's been 3 days and it is getting stinky!
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    What are my babies doing??!!!

    I'm a new chickie mamma. I JUST finished cleaning the brooder and filling it with fresh pine shavings. I put my three week chicks in and they started rolling around in the shavings......what are they doing?!
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    Picking up chicks in a week....how to keep them warm on the hour drive home???

    I am picking up my first flock of 8 day old chicks next week. I live in NH and it has been VERY cold here, and I have to drive 60-90 minutes to get home. Any ideas on how to keep the chicks warm and safe in the car? I am a newbie at this so any ideas will help! I did read on an old thread, to...
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    Ordering for our first flock this week!

    Hi eveyone- we are new to raising chickens and are looking forward to starting out first flock. We live in NH and are looking at Rhode Island reds and .....something else- haven't decided yet. We are excited to read all the great info here !
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