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    Fall Chicks

    Its been a year since I have had chickens and we are going through withdrawals LOL. Are there any issues to raising chicks in the fall? I am in northwest WI and we will not see temps to cold for a couple months. I was thinking of brooding them in the coop with a brooding plate. Before we had...
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    Free Chick Breed and sex ID

    Just got an order from Murray McMurray and I got a free black chick. In my order I have 2 Black Australorps and this one looks different. I have looked and the only think I can find that this chick matches is a Black Star female but those are not exotic. Here are pics.
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    First time with meaties, huge loss

    Well thats a little discouraging. This is my first time with broilers and I ordered 18 + 1 free one and 9 layers. The shipped on wednesday 6/10 and I received them on saturday morning 6/13 before the Post office even opened. I had one Barred Rock and one Broiler DOA. I gave each chick a drink...
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    In need of help with run and coop litter help

    I have read and read and read on here and other websites and I am totally undecided on what way to go for my floor in the run and the coop. My run now is normal grass yard with dirt, sand, and clay underneath. My coop floor is concrete. I want to do the best method for keeping smells down as...
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    Bigern26's chick journal ***Chicks are here update

    Welcome to my raising chicks thread! Some of you have probably seen me ask a couple of questions on here. Well last friday I ordered 27 chicks. 3 RIR's, 3 Barred Rocks, 3 Easter Eggers, and 18 broilers from Meyer Hatchery. They ship tomorrow!!! :D:D:D I have not had any chickens for over 25...
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    Jumed in with both feet

    Well I did it!! I just ordered 27 chicks from Meyer Hatchery. 3 Easter Eggers, 3 RIRs, 3 Barred Rock and 18 Broilers. I should have the coop (separated into 2 coops) and 2 runs done next week. I am building my brooding boxes this weekend. My plan is to have 2 brooding boxes. 1 for the laying...
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    Seperate boilers and layers in brooder?

    I am looking at ordering my first chicks in a week or so. I am thinking about getting 4 Rhode Island Reds, 2 or 3 Barred Rock or Red Star and maybe a dozen Jumbo Cornish X. I am going to build a brooder and am wondering if I need to build 2. I am thinking I need to separate the layers from...
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    Coop Design Help

    Hello all, I am new here and new to chickens. We want to raise layers and meat chickens. I have a 3rd garage on my property and was thinking about turning it into a little barn. Half for chickens and half for rabbits. My plan would be to have 2 separate runs approx. 12' long and 6' wide for...
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    New Member Intro

    Hello all! I am new to this site and new to raising chickens on my own. We had them when I was young but don't remember much of it. I live in Northwest Wisconsin. I am looking to start raising both layers and meat chickens and rabbits. I must say that I have lurked this site for a little...
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