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    Should I just keep the heat lamp off?

    I have 7 1 1/2-2 week old chicks and 1 week old chick. They never use the heat lamp. I've checked proper temps and everything, even going down to <90 and they won't use it. They all stay huddled together on the cool side. I've adjusted it so many times and I'm not sure what to do. Granted it's a...
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    ⠀ Putting prune juice in water?

    I believe one of my pullets is constipated. She's noticeable smaller than the others (although different breeds) and she's very light. She eats and drinks, but the 2 times I've seen her poop it was like a little droplet? Anyways, she's less active than the others, but I still worry about her...
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    I think I bought the wrong chickens...

    I'm kind of disappointed as I actually wanted RIR, but I'm keeping them as I'm curious to see what they look like when they grow up. I went to Tractor Supply CO (only thing near me) yesterday and made sure the bin I was looking at was RIR. There were 7 black chicks (that I bought) and I chose a...
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    Newbie from California!

    I'm from the Central Valley. It's consistently hot during the summer (reaching triple digits at times) and cool during the winter. I decided to raise chickens as I need an SAE project for FFA. Tomorrow I'm getting the supplies for the brooder and will be buying chicks from a local store. I'm...
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