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  1. DesertBrahma

    Moving with chicken

    So my 7 yr old son has a naked neck chicken he's had since it was a chick. She's about 4 or 5 now. I can't remember. We'll be moving to a different state this coming winter. She's healthy, and happy. He has already told me if we don't take her (already was planning to) then he won't be going...
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    Moving 6 week old chicks

    Hey guys haven't posted in a while. Well all the chicks I've raised in the last 2 years have been from my broody Brahmas (which were raised by momma Callie and Catie) and some meat birds last fall. So I hadn't had much interaction in the raising process. I've decided to let my Brahmas retire and...
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    Newest chicks and how to tell Maran gender?

    I recently decided I'm not going to let my Brahma chickens raise anymore chicks. It's just too darn hot for them here in Southern NM during the summer. I also decided to get some breeds of chicks I had really been wanting. I now have Naked Neck, Maran, Easter Eggers, and Red Production, along...
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    New to ducks and need some info.

    Hey guys, I'm new to ducks. My children saw some ducklings at TSC in our area and I got a couple. Yes I know impulse buying. They were about 3 days old when we got them. I had them in the house (smelly little stinkers) until they were 4 wks old. I had been putting them in the bath tub to swim a...
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    New Emergency

    I have a 3 month old Brahma Cockerel. He was hatched September 3rd. Yesterday my husband saw him kind of flopped over and said he wasn't getting up right. I looked him over let him go and he walked into the coop just fine. He's in a flock of 17. All large Brahmas. He and the other 4 are the...
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    First time incubator questions.

    I know these questions have been asked before. I probably just can't find them. I'm a first timer oniincubating. My 4 year old son convinced me to try it. I put 4 eggs in the incubator on January 17th. I've been watching the temp and humidity like crazy. I guess being a stay at home mommy...
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    DesertBrahma's backyard hoop coop

    Hey guys, I'm going to start building my hoop coop soon. I'm building it in my fenced in backyard. I just got my tarp I'm going to use for the cover, I have 3 cattle panels, and just need to get the wood, and screws. Found out my "tarp has loops in the bottom so I can put a piece of 1x1 in it...
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    4 days still not seeing right.

    4 days ago I noticed 1 of my pullets wasn't eating right. She was pecking the air about 4 inches above the feed pan. I immediately quarantined her and started her on some oxiterracycline (sp?). I took her out this morning to see how she's doing. Yes I've been getting her out every day just...
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    7 month old pullet drooling, and can't see well! please help!

    I have 3 Dark Brahma pullets. 1 is 8 months and other 2 are about 7 months. The oldest is laying and the other 2 should start in the next month or two. I went out to check the girls and 1 is pecking at the air like she's eating but not getting even close to the feeder. She is thin compared to...
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    Injured Brahma Pullet

    1of my 3 Brahma pullets was missing from the "gang" when I went to put them to bed last evening. I found her with her head stuck through one of the chain link holes with a nickel to quarter size of her neck skin up by the base of her head missing. I brought her in, cleaned with warm water and...
  11. DesertBrahma

    Galvanized Steel coop

    I am going to be getting a 8x10 galvanized steel shed this weekend. I need some advice on how to modify it for good ventilation for New Mexico summers, and keeping it warm in the winter. Or rather not drafty during the winter. I want to put some hinges, and larches so I can open and close...
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    Want to add some Naked Neck.

    I have 5 4 month old Dark Brahma chickens. I had 6 but something got 1 of my hens. In a month or 2 I will be down to 3 after I freeze a couple of the boys. I have been looking at the Naked Neck breed. Does anyone have any experience with this breed? I live in the desert so it gets pretty hot...
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    11 wk old dark brahma nutrition.

    I just calculated how old my Dark Brahma chicks are they'll be 12 wks on Monday. I've had them on chick starter grower since they were 6 wks. I'm just changing them to grower finisher. It says on the bag for 10 to 18 wks. These chicks are getting huge. I've been putting a table spoon of ACV in...
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    6 wk old Dark Brahmas

    I'm beginning to realize as my chicks get bigger, and older which is which. I was agonizinga about being able to tell the boys from the girls. At 6 wks I can tell now thanks to research on here. I have 3 of each. So that means 2 for the pot and 4 to stay. My smallest one turned out to be a...
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    5 WK old runty dark brahma?

    I have 6 5 week old LF Dark Brahma chicks. 5 of them are big mostly feathered showing which is a boy and girl and 1 that looks like its a 3 wk old chick. I got all of them at the same time from the local TSC. They came from Privett Hatchery here in NM. Its a cute little thing but was wondering...
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    Coop designs for hot summer/ cold winters.

    I am trying to figure out how to build a coop for my chickens. I have 6 Dark Brahma, and looking at getting some Turken, and Easter Eggers. So I like the large breeds lol. I can't find any pallet designs for what I would like to do. I would like to build more of an open style to have good...
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    Hello from New Mexico.

    Hey guys I live in lower central part of NM. I have 6 2 wk old Dark Brahma chicks, and am looking at getting some Turken (Naked Neck) and some Easter Eggers also. I am in the process of figuring out the best way to build a new coop in my backyard for them to keep them cool during our hot...
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