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    Supplemental lighting question

    Ive been reading posts in here about supplemental lighting and from what I can see, I need about 12-14 hours of total light per day to continue egg production. The articles suggest the artificial light to come on in the morning, and that time is determined by subtracting 14 from the earliest...
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    Excited for winter

    I must say that I am excited for winter this year because of getting to learn about raising chickens in frigid weather. I live in northern NY State (right on the Canadian border near Vermont) and our winters are downright brutal. I currently have only 5 chickens, and am holding off on replacing...
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    70° - 75° F at 3 weeks?

    When I started my chicks the brood box the average temperature was 90°-95° F... I raised the lamp and lowered the temp after a week and keep doing so. Today I noticed that my chicks were all in the shade, all day with their wings spread and feathers flared. The temp was about 80°f. I moved the...
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    PVC waterer modification on a small coop

    [VIDEO] Here is a short video of the waterer my brother and I built for my beginner coop. I wanted to be able to go a day or so without having to add fresh water. This setup was less than $40 and holds 2 gallons of water.
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    Double post.. please delete

    Please delete.. accidental double post
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    New guy from northern NY

    Just saying hi. New guy to forum and raising chicks. I've been reading the forums and decided to join. I have 5 chicks in the brooder and my kids are very happy. They each picked out one chick breed that they wanted and we added 3 sex links for a total of 5. My son wanted a Leghorn and my...
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