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    At what age do chicks begin to get their "big girl" sounds?

    I have 4.5 week old chicks.
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    4.5 week old MPC Assorted BEL What kind are they?

    Here is a photo of three of my chickens. One is a WPR to the back- you can see her tail. I am most interested the breed of the black chicken with darkening legs (left)and the white chicken with dark feathers developing around her neck. She also has greenish yellow legs. OK experts what do...
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    Now I'm getting worried. Do I have enough room in my tractor?

    I have an assortment of 6 BEL standard pullets(?) from MPC. They are 4.5 weeks old and are still staying in their brooder at night. We built an A-frame chicken tractor for our urban environment. The footprint of the tractor frame is 6' by 7'. The top and sides are wrapped in hardware cloth...
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    Mosquitoes and Chicks

    I am planning to put my babies out in a few weeks. We have mosquitoes slurping til nearly December sometimes. Will this be bad for them? I know the health dept. are using chickens as sentinels for West Nile and encephalitis viruses, but I guess they are considered "working birds." Any...
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    What constitutes dust bath for the babies

    I have three week old babies, I read about the proclivity the babies have for dust baths. I read about sifted wood ash and this and that. What do I use- in the brooder (if at all) and in the coop after their transition out of doors? Thanks and this forum has been a nightly read for about 4...
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    Babies outside for the first time today

    I took my 1.5 week old babies outside today keeping them in their brooder box which I put into their coop. I just stayed with them in the "87 degree feels like 91 degree" afternoon for about 20 minutes. After their initial agitation they settle down and acted like happy chicks. When I brought...
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    Do nest boxes need to have a top within the coop?

    We are constructing our first chicken tractor. We plan to use milk crates cut in half diagonally for nest boxes. This removes the top and I wonder if the girls will be comfortable without a top covering inside our coop. I am trying to avoid roosting on the nest boxes. Thank you Regards The Newbie
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