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    How old before they mate?

    We have sweet Buff Orpingtons and Light Braham's. One of the buffs is a rooster and all the the rest are hens. So, they hatched last July so a year old now. And will he try to mate with the light Braham's? Thanks all.
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    Deworming, when, with what and how?

    Greetings, So the babies are now teenagers... the coop is awesome and ready for cooler weather. So, the question is regarding deworming the girls. How, when and with what? So comforting knowing so many of you experts out there willing to share your knowledge with the new chick on the block...
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    Enough ventilation for my new coop?

    I just finished my coop that is 6X6 and 4' high inside. It has a double decker nesting area with easy access from the outside with doors that lift. I also have "french doors" on one side for easy cleaning, a 2'x1' window that is screened and of course the coop exit with planck. So here is the...
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    Determining Brahma Roosters from Hens

    Greetings from No. GA. All the kids are growing like nuts! The Light Brahma's are getting huge and the Buff's are toddling right behind....Love it! But I need to determine their sex and fast. They are approx. 7 weeks old now and they are so freaking smart. The third night in their new ( huge )...
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    Herding the crew into the coop!

    I feel like I am scaring the poop ( literally ) out of the poor kids when trying to get them back into the coop in the late evening. I have #11 - 5 week old branhms and between myself and my hubby rounding them up in a LARGE run, we feel so bad as they are so scared by the time we catch them all...
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    temps for first night out in the coop

    Greetings fellow chick lovers. I just moved my 5 week old - 11 Brahma's outside in their coop that turned out to be more like the taj mahal! I put lino down first liner second, play box sand third and 4" of pine shavings. Yep they are snug and happy. I also placed the heat lamp in the top corner...
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    Water level, does anyone know? Not in manual.

    Just got my incubator, BUT, no where does it state or show just how much water should be poured into the base where the holes are (see pix) there isn't a "fill line" anywhere and unfortunately, it came from China, and the seller has no idea. I searched google as well as contacting other sellers...
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    Mini Incubator 7 egg capacity

    So got my mini incubator today ( after ordering a month ago ) and since it came out of China, you guessed it, no instructions for use. Soooooo>>>> I did research on line and found that it needs to be set to 99 degrees and 50%-55% humidity. But, where I fall off into the abyss is when filling the...
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    New chick here>>>> LOL question about mini incubator

    Greetings, I just purchased a mini 7 egg incubator and of course it came out of China with not tips. So here it is, there are several holes on the bottom of the inside of it and that's where the water gets added to, but it does NOT say "fill to here" or "fill line". So does the water cover the...
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    Medium coop for the best and for the "cluck"!

    Hi y'all from north west GA. I will be building a coop to house approx. 10 girls within th enext month as the chicks are coming this week! So while they hang out and grow, I need to get busy. I would love some ideas for the coop only, and hopefully to bang out for under $200> nothing needs to be...
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    New coop & area for 25 laying hens?

    Greetings, I live in the NW area of GA, near Calhoun. I have an area approx. 45' long and ranging from 10' to 25' wide. It backs up to a retaining RR tie wall that is approx. 4' high in the tallest spot. My thinking (hoping) is to fence this area in for them to scamper about and approx. 2' wide...
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