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    Keeping Water From Freezing in Winter

    Hi All, It's my first winter with my chickens and I've had a few instances already with frozen water in the mornings. I have 5 Easter Eggers, a 5 gallon metal fount waterer and electricity in the coop. I currently don't have anything but a lightbulb (for me to see at night) in the electricity...
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    Enclosed Run Design - extend roof from coop?

    Hi All, first time chicken owner here and I'm getting ready to finish framing my coop but I'm having second thoughts on the run design. The coop is 6x6 and the run is 6x8. The original design has the run attached to the coop and the roof going over the entire 14' span of coop and run. I'm...
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    Chicks too hot or too cold??

    I got 5 baby chicks in the mail yesterday (first time chicken raiser) and have been trouble getting the temp of the brooder right. The chicks keep huddling up in a ball, but on the outside edge of the brooder not close to the heat lamp. Originally when I brought them home I had the heat lamp...
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    First time flock raiser coming in March... yikes!

    Hi All, My name is Jake and I just recently moved to Baltimore County, MD. My wife and two little girls (3.5 years and 8 months) decided we want to start our own little flock in our backyard for eggs. Neither my wife or I, or our girls for that matter, have ever owned chickens or have any...
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    Coop location - do I need to have a visual from the house?

    I'm going to be starting a small backyard flock in the spring (4 Rhode Island Reds are the plan and first time ever having chickens) and I'm in the coop planning phase. I'm trying to decide where to place the coop and I have a few options: A. Next to the house (about 5 feet from the master...
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