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    Chicks are 6 weeks, outside time?

    So my chicks just turned 6 weeks old. They've all survived! I have 15 hens total. Pretty sure they are all fully feathered -- I also got birds which said they could withstand cold temps. They've been in my master bathroom in a rubbermaid brooder for the last 6 weeks. I've slowly been decreasing...
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    Keeping shavings out of their water

    So my 15 chicks have a waterer in their brooder, but they keep getting their bedding (pine shavings) in it. I put it on top of a popcorn lid (not too tall) last night, but this morning there was bedding in the water again. Any suggestions? They are only 10 days old, so I was worried about it...
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    New to chickens

    Hi! I'm very new to chickens! Just got them -today- actually. We have 15 hens -- 2 buff orpingtons, 3 lavender orpingtons, 2 australorps, 2 easter eggers, 2 barred rocks, 2 buff brahmas, and 2 blue splash marans. I have two stepsons and we have a baby on the way. My husband and I bought our 15...
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    My baby chicks are here - heat lamp questions

    So my chicks just arrived via the post office. They were hatched Monday. We are keeping them in a homemade brooder inside of our house, since it's December. We live in Missouri, so we intend to keep them inside for 6 weeks. After that, we will put them in our chicken coop. We are currently...
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