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    Free Roosters - Silver Laced Wynadette and purebreed Ameraucana - WI

    I have a two roosters that Id like to find a good home for. I am letting them go as I dont really need any roosters over the winter. Ike is a silver laced wyandette and toivo is a purebreed ameraucana - who can be used for breeding and show. Both are about 7 months old. Id like that Ike get...
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    HELP! Chick has big raw area under wing from mom

    Mother Hen hatched this chick and three others outside in the coop 2.5 weeks ago. Everything was good until 3 days ago when this chick started walking with a limp. It got worse to the point where she would barely use the leg and just hop on one leg. I think that since the chick was "weak" mom...
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    Am I treating this Spraddle/Splay Leg Correctly? (with pics)

    One of my new hatchlings has spraddle / splay leg and I am wondering if I am treating it correctly and for how long the bandage is needed (or how do I know when its okay to leave it off). The chick is 6 days old now and Ive had it in the bandage since last Friday when I found it near death in...
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    Expecting new chix in the coop! {Updated with Pic!}

    Well, today is day 21. Any day now I should have some baby chicks hatching from some fertile eggs I put under a broody hen. Well, that is if they are all okay... I had an egg get broken at about day 10 and mom was off the eggs for a while. Im not sure what, if any, special things I need to do...
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    Emergency in the coop!

    I have a broody hen that I got some fertile eggs to hatch last week. Today is day 8 and I came home to find that one of the eggs is broken open (the one with the "blue gene" possibility...boo!) and the hen is sitting on some other non-fertile eggs (we dont have a rooster). The egg that broke...
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    Lazy chicken or something wrong?

    For the last four days one of my pullets has barely left the nesting boxes. The only reason I know she moved the other day is because she switched boxes on the second day, then again on the third day. Today is day four and she just hangs out in the box. I actually picked her up and put her on...
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    How to keep the chix outta the mulch?

    Hey all! I have 15 chickens that I let free range all day in my ~ 3 acre yard. The coop is in the back yard but they will occasionally come into the front yard the tear up the mulch on the flower beds. Kickin' it all over the place and rolling around in the dirt! Crazy girls. Is there any...
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    Girls first night out in the cold coop....worried!

    So today I moved my 15 hens outside to their coop. Its supposed to hit the 30s for the next week so I thought itd be a good time for the move. Plus the coop has lots of windows so theyll get some good passive solar heat from the sun. They are 3 months old now and were living in my garage in a...
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    When can my chicks be moved outside to the coop?

    Hey all! My chicks are just about 7wks old now. Im wondering when would it be alright to start to move them outsideto the their coop. Right now I have them in my heated garage and I started to slowly turn the heat down to get them acclimated more easily. I live in WI so its been getting...
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    Flooring advice needed

    Im almost done with my coop and am looking to put in some flooring. Im looking to do this at cheap as possible. I bought some 12x12" linoleum self-adhesive tiles to lay on the floor as they were on sale for $0.44 per sq ft. Though, Im not sure if these would be a good option now. Im worried...
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    Vents

    I read articles on coop design and they all mention having vents is very important in the winter to prevent frost bite and for, well, venting. They all are kinda vague and dont give any size recommendations. My coop has a 4x6 foot section and a 8x8 ft section (new addition) which are...
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    2 wk old Chicks and ACV

    When is it okay to start giving my chix apple cider vinegar and how much? My chix will be 2 wks old tomorrow. Thanks! -Rob
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    How many chickens per nesting box?

    I built a coop that has 5 nesting boxes. I am going to expand the coop as we are going to be getting 15 chix now. Should I add more nesting boxes in the new section or is 5 boxes for 15 chickens enough? -Rob
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    Live in Wisconsin...Need water heater recommendations

    Im building my coop and am looking for a good waterer and heater for it. Ill have 10 chickens when they arrive. Being in northeastern wisconsin it can get super cold out here and would need something to keep the water from freezing. I searched around at different online chicken stores, but...
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