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    Another chick integration question...

    Hi all, We have two adult hens (1.5 years old) and are in the process of integrating four 13-week old chicks. We started off with the babies in a grower coop with the hens free-ranging around them. Now they've all been free-ranging together for about three weeks in a large fenced outdoor area...
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    Green Mountain Organic Layer feed question

    Hello chicken lovers, I've been feeding my flock of four hens Green Mountain layer pellets as the majority of their diet, supplemented with the occasional handful of corn or some mealworms. They also spend a good portion of their day roaming about 1500 square feet of garden/compost. My question...
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    Difficulty identifying a bully

    Hello chicken lovers, I am a relatively new chicken mama. I have four 9 month old girls, 4 different breeds, raised together from chickhood. They live in a 4x6 coop with an attached 4x8x6ft high run. There are three nest boxes but they all prefer the same one. They also get to range in our...
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    Too cold for 10 week old chicks?

    Hi there, I know the answer is "they will be fine" but I'd like some reassurance please. I'm a first time chick raiser, and our 10 week old chicks have been outside for a few weeks. There are four of them and they are happy in their coop, but here in Massachusetts it has been unseasonably warm...
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    9-week olds won't eat dry pellets

    Hi all, This is my first experience raising chicks. We have four chicks, various breeds, who had been on chick starter (which was pretty much a powder) until about 2 weeks ago, when I began transitioning them to grower pellets. They are resisting eating the dry pellets. I have been sprinkling a...
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    Looking to buy a mobile coop or chicken tractor

    Hi chicken lovers, We're newbie chicken owners and are considering a chicken tractor or mobile coop (is there a difference?). We'd love to build one but don't really have the bandwidth. I've looked around online but haven't had much luck. Can anyone recommend a source? Or if we really need to...
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