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    cottage coop

    I wanted to share the coop my husband made for us. It is almost complete. The coop is 5’ X 8’ with a 3-foot porch. The run is 8 x12 with a roof. It has an automatic chicken door between the coop and run. We still need to make nesting boxes, flooring for the porch and some pretty landscaping. I...
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    Small 4 week old chick

    Hi, I have 6 chicks that are 4 weeks old and different breeds. The smallest weighs 2.8 OZ the next larger one is 5.6OZ and the largest is over 10 OZs. The little one chirps a lot but eats and sleeps fine. She doesn’t seem to be cold. She is a New Hampshire Red or Buff Rock. I can’t remember. The...
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    Small 4 week old chick

    Hi, I have 6 chicks that are 4 weeks old and different breeds. The smallest weighs 2.8 OZ the next larger one is 5.6OZ and the largest is over 10 OZs. The little one chirps a lot but eats and sleeps fine. She doesn’t seem to be cold. She is a New Hampshire Red or Buff Rock. I can’t remember. The...
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    baby chick eating tick that might have been exposed to a pesticide

    I just found a tick on my bed so I fed it to my 2 ½ week old chicks. Then it occurred to me, it might have fell off my dog that is on Nex Gard, the active ingredient is Afoxolaner. I wont do it again but should I be worried? is there something I should do?
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    poopy but, why?

    I’m a new chick owner. I have 6. All seem happy and healthy. But now 5 days later, almost everyone has poopy butt. Not a lot of poop, just a little stuck on the butt fuzz. Is it too hot? They sleep together around the edge of the heat. The brooder is 95 F. They are in the house. I did feed them...
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    Hi, from Boise Idaho

    Hi, I'm new to chickens. I just moved onto 5 acres. I now can have chickens. I'm going to look at chicks tomorrow. We are a family of 3 and a mini poodle. I would like to have free range (under supervision) chickens so I can watch them scratch and eat bugs. I'm about to buy the...
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