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    Question about lacing in double laced barnevelders

    I bought some double silver laced barnevelders from someone, and the chicks are now over two months old. The person that I bought them from, said that the sub-adults she had on the side when I went to her house were unrelated to the ones I have now. Their lacing was screwed up, and it was like...
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    Slipped tendon, baby chick, cannot put back in place.

    I have a chick that just hatched. I cannot get her tendon to line up in place where the other one is. She appears unable to extend the leg, when I first started to extend her leg, it took a lot of work, slowly pushing it open a little more each time. I finally was able to get the leg fully...
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    I am considering converting a greenhouse into a chicken run/ coop area. Looking for feedback please

    Okay, so I have been planning on constructing a large area for lots of chickens. I have never built anything like this, and would like feedback from you wise people regarding this idea that I have. I know some things about the important factors on keeping chickens. Plenty of space, protection...
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    How so do you package your chicks for shipping?

    I am looking for some advice on how to best ship baby chicks. I know that there are a lot of variables, such as, what the temperatures are going to be for where you are shipping, and how many chicks you are shipping. I would like to know, how you go about doing it. Do you add a heat pack...
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    I am looking for recommendations on chick shipping containers

    I am going to be in the business of shipping chickens, and before I spend much money on the shipping containers, I would like to know if anyone has experience they could share about brands of shipping containers they like, ones they do not like, and the reasons behind it. Thank you for your time!
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    Which shipping containers do you use for shipping chicks and why?

    I am planning on purchasing shipping containers in bulk so that I can get a good price, and I would like to know which containers are the best, and if there is a cheap option that is also effective and good at keeping the chicks alive and safe during their journey. I would also like to know...
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    Why does rate of chick purchasing decrease mid-summer? What do you to compensate?

    Hello my wise and experienced chicken raising friends, I am new to breeding chickens. In the chicken keeping I have done, I have always placed concern for the well-being of my feathered friends very highly on my list of priorities. I am careful to not expand beyond my abilities. I would...
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    I am going to start a few flocks, and would like to know which diseases and disorders to be most pre

    Does anyone have a great thorough all around medical kit that they recommend? Does anyone take their own blood/ fecal samples to send off to labs? If the labs show something, can I just email the results to a Vet to get prescription drugs or must I physically take the chickens into the vet to...
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    I cannot find submersible water heaters that heat water to 40 F, that are equipped to be kept outsid

    I have read tons of articles on keeping water heated inside of a coop in the winter, and this is the route that I am interested in going. I do not want to constantly change frozen water. I do not want to use a dog bowl to heat the water, or use a light bulb to heat the water. This is the...
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    COOP DESIGN: Ideal location of nesting box placement in regards to ease of cleaning and deep litter

    So, I would like to construct a coop. I would like to have a box that sticks out the side, so that I can easily remove the eggs without having to physically enter inside of the coop. I am guessing that placing it at ground level would make it more difficult for the chickens to want to use the...
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    Comparing radiant heaters inside of coop. Sweeter Heater inside of coop or radiant wall heaters? A

    Okay, I get it. Many people do not use heat inside of their coops. That is fine and dandy. I also know that chickens can produce approximately 5 btu of heat themselves every hour. I will put Vaseline on their combs to prevent frostbite. I also plan on using the deep litter method, and...
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    How to best ship chicks?

    Hello everyone, I am interested in shipping baby chicks, and would like to see what kind of wonderful wisdom our community can share with me. I know that I have to be NPIP certified. I have seen packages online in bulk that I need for shipping chicks, because the containers need to be...
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    Has anyone had success with brooder using heat plates and supplemental heat lamps in cold weather?

    I am in the process of designing a brooder for young chicks, and I would like to some advice. I would like to create it out of ply board, and basically build a big box, so that I can house as many as a hundred. I am thinking 4 by 4 as the ground floor, with one or two large heat plates...
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    What temperature must I heat my coop to in order to not have fertile eggs go bad in the winter time?

    I am trying to build a coop, but have never had chickens. I want to make sure that the eggs are still producing throughout the winter time. What temperature and light cycles do you use throughout the winter? How are your lay and hatch rates at that time? If you use a heater, how so do you...
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    How much time would I have to pick up eggs before they are destroyed by cold in a chicken coop of 10

    I am concerned about how often I will have to run out to the coop to pick up eggs when it is really cold. I want to see what my options are besides adding a heat source. But I do not want to trust hens to be broody when they often are not. I know they do not lay as much during the winter, but...
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    Looking in to technology to heat coop. 60 watt? 250 watt? Can ecoglow or flat panel convection he

    Where I live, a couple weeks per year it approaches zero F. I am trying to build some coops for hatching egg production, and I have some questions about what to do. I want the inside of the coop to stay warm throughout the winter, so I want to install a thermostat to automatically kick on once...
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    Can I put my silkie outside yet? Can someone sex? It started out ill and has had slowed feather gro

    I have had my silkie for about 6 weeks now. I got it from IFC. I hope it is warm enough to put her outside. I am new to chickens, I have two 6 week RIR that I am pretty sure I can put out there, however I do not want to separate the flock. I live in Utah, so northern hemisphere. The weather...
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    White Sport Legbars, or "Frost White Legbars" I am interested on breeding information about this br

    I would like to pick up a coop of these little guys. However, I have read some conflicting information, and I am not sure who to trust. So, if you know something as a fact or first hand experience, please mention that. However, if you have heard this or that through the grapevine, please also...
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    How can I set timed switches out to my coops, yet also have lines of electricity that run all the ti

    I am planning on building four coops on my property, in close proximity to one another. For water, they are going to have 5 gallon buckets, with nipple waterers, and aquarium heater/pumps inside to keep the temperature above 40 Fahrenheit. I also want to add a light in the 10 x 10 covered dog...
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    Which are the rare breeds in highest demand now? Which ones will still maintain a high price tag in

    From what I can see, there are some breeds that are newer than others, that are more expensive than very common breeds, but still lower in comparison compared to ones that have been on the market for considerably longer. For example, the chocolate orpingtons and the lavender orpingtons look...
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