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  1. halfgut

    moving to coop this week

    My chicks are getting too big for the brooder. They will be five weeks on Monday and at this point I've turned off the heat lamp. The brooder is in the house so it doesn't get below 65 at night. However, outside it still dips below freezing at night but is pretty nice during the day. I'm...
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    Realized someone 1/60 of a second too late

    I now realize that baby chicks do NOT like camera flashes!
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    Which way should my windows face?

    Now that I've got my coop size figured out I need to know which way my windows should face. We have relatively cool summers (mid 80s) with a few weeks out of the year that push 100. Our winters can be fairly cold (though this year was mild). I want to face my windows east so I can pick up any...
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    Stop me before I make a mistake

    Okay, here's the deal. I just started on my coop but I think I might be over building. At this point I've got a really nice 8x8 platform built. I plan on building the coop on top of that. Not a bid deal if I have to scrap my plans since I will just use it as a tent platform for sleeping out...
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    Heat Lamp question

    I've got my brooder built and ready for the my new chicks to arrive Monday or Tuesday. I mounted my heat lamp with two hooks (in case one fails) and turned it on. I put a thermometer in the bottom and the temperature directly below the lamp came to a nice and toasty 95 degrees. However, 12...
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    Freaking out in Idaho

    Hello. I, like many others have lurked around this forum for many weeks looking for answers but now that my chicks arrive early next week I figured it was time to sign up to absorb some confidence before they get here. I am completely new to chickens, though I feel like I've got a good head...
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