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    Coop "doesn't need ventilation"

    Just built up our run, a basic fencing scheme all along the perimeter of the coop. It's a bit of a work in progress... coop and run. can I ventilate this coop effectively without making major alterations?? It is not my coop and I'm under the watchful eye of the coop owner! She said I cannot...
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    Can I take away the bulb now?

    It’s 72 degrees in here. The bulb makes the place too hot for myself and the chicks. I put a 60 watt normal bulb in for now to give a little comfort. Here they are. They don’t seem cold at all, splaying our their feathers sometimes. Just curious if o can pull the red bulb now and have no...
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    It’s a feeder! Eat the feed!

    I don’t think they’re getting it. Can I teach them to use this? I assumed it would be a no brainer. The feeder I originally wanted is on back order. Of course. :he
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    No longer interested in crumble?

    My cheeps just turned 3 weeks old today. :) I’ve been noticing they are really not very interested in their food lately, especially the last 4 days or so. The bowl of crumble just sits there for a long time, they used to devour it. I gave them a boiled egg just now and they went savage...
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    House Training a Chicken

    Hi All! One of my 10 chicks is especially attached to me- she’s always first out of the cage for flap time and always comes straight to me, content to perch on my shoulder the whole time. Today we actually did a little snuggling. So cute. I think she may become my (indoor) pet chicken. Is it...
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    “Out of the brooder” tag?

    What is with the little one liners under our usernames? Mine says out of the brooder, could say “just hatched” etc. Can I change this??? Lol
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    Little chick cough?

    Bonjour, I’ve noticed over the last week that my 2 week old chicks seem to have a small cough? It’s a quiet little “ka” sound, and I had never noticed it before. They all seem well.. some have diarrhea but I think that might be stress induced when I let them out for a flap. It alternates with...
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    Resolved. But a few hours ago...Sounding alarm, feathers seems pasted to her!!

    Note: Everything is okay now, this was dehydration. My original post at 2am didn’t go through, but here it is: Oh my God. Woke up in the middle of the night to everyone pecking this poor little one. What is going on??? A second bird has similar thing going on but on the underbelly, not all over...
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    3 of 10 chicks have the runs :(

    hope I’m posting in the right place, I’ve read similar threads and people tend to say wait it out a few days, see if things improve. I’ve also read (in an actual chicken book :p) that it’s advisable to separate any chick with potential disease from the rest. So. Story time: This started after I...
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    Mom, my beak fell off!

    Discovered this last night. I did have the heat source too close to the birdies for a while last night, trying to tweek the temperature. Not sure how else to explain the injury. As far as I can tell she is OK, eating and drinking. Any idea what happened to her? They’re in a large dog carrier. I...
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    Tired first-time chick owner.

    Hi guys, New owner here with ten 2 week old baby chicks. :) :) :) They’re supposedly Rhode Island Reds and white leghorns, all layers but “no guarantees”. Tonight they are finally in a suitable enclosure. Omg. I started with a chicken transporter (fold up metal cage thing), and EVERYTHING...
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