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    Sneezing with runny noses - who to believe?

    Since noticing my chicks (~6wks) were sneezing 6 days ago I've done lots of reading about causes and cures. It seems the advice ranges from "do nothing, they're probably fine" to "kill them all in a cleansing blaze and sprinkle holy water and bleach on anything they touched". I'm not sure what...
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    1 flock 2 coops?

    I currently have 7 chicks in one 4x8 coop with an 8x12 run and of course I'm thinking of getting more. I'm wondering if it would be possible to extend the run and attach another coop to it for the new birds. Is this doable as opposed to building a new, larger coop to house the whole lot of them...
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    Chicks are sneezing, no other symptoms

    As the title says, my chicks (~5wks) are sneezing. I've noticed this for the past 3 days. They're not breathing hard, no runny noses, no lethargy. Eating and drinking fine. Is this a cause for concern?
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    Am I coddling my chicks?

    I've left my heat lamp at the same height for the past 3 weeks (4.5 week old chicks). My brooder is fairly large and definitely has space for them to move to if they're hot. They'll go all over but come back and sleep kinda on the edge of where the light is (a foot or 2 away from directly under...
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    Labored breathing and pasty butt?

    1 of my chicks is 10-15 days old. For the past 3 or 4 days I've had to wipe her down for pasty butt. Her vent is pretty red but I'm guessing that's just from having it wiped so much. Aside from this she also moves her whole body while breathing. She's not panting (mouth isn't open) but whether...
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    Struggling with affordability of coop

    I've looked at all sorts of sources from Amazon to Walmart to local feed stores. I've also looked at local buy-nothing groups, Craigslist, and things like that. I've got a fairly basic (if large, 8x8) coop design sketched out but might want to go with a kit since it's my first coop and it seems...
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    Hot brooder but chicks still under the light

    I've read that it's more reliable to look at chick behavior than a thermometer to see if the brooder is too hot. That said, my thermometer is reading at just over 100 degrees on the wall of the brooder (light is in the center) and my chicks are still huddled underneath it. There's plenty of room...
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