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    Living large!!!

    So the girls are 3 weeks old. They've been in the coop a week and today I took out the divider and gave them the whole coop! Needless to say they loving it, and they are really stretching their wings. Next step is to let them have free run in the big run.. They won't know what to do with...
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    It's finally done.

    This is finally done and I am ready to add chicks today. They are over 2 weeks old. Getting into that awkward t Rex stage. They want to fly and use those wing they want to roost!! Even though it's going to be chilly the next few nights these girls are ready I think. I have deep litter, a...
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    Prolapsed Vent in 7 day old chick.... PLEASE HELP!!!

    This has been the worst day.... Trying to figure out if the girls do indeed have cocci. Their poo looked horrible in the last day and half. So I got the meds.... And unmedicated feed and started them... Now in looking at them I had 4 with pasty butts and when the cleaning was in process I...
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    HELP... Does anyone use softened water for week old chicks

    I have a problem. My chicks are having runny poo and a couple of them are dropping brownish red watery stools. I have gone and gotten Corid for cocci and put them on NON Medicated feed. BUT I WONDER... I think I may have connected my chicks problem to why maybe? I used bottled drinking...
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    Help... My chicks have runny poo!!!

    Hey everyone. I need help ASAP.. I have 19 chicks 6 days old. They are in a huge tote in my bath right now. I clean that thing at least 4 times a day.... at least 4! But with 19 that is a lot of poo. Last night we noticed that there were a few runny poos when we did the bedtime clean. This...
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    Question about Horizontal Water nipples

    I have a question, how old should chicks be to start using the horizontal nipples? I have seen at my feed store the bins of chicks have hanging buckets with the vertical nipples but I've been told they tend to leak much more. I have a bucket with the horizontal nipples. How young can I start...
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    The Fuzzies are here...

    Well Fuzzies made it home today... Cackle did not disappoint. I ordered 16 got 20. One little Austrolorpe didn't make it sadly. But now I have 5 Salmon Favorelle, it looks like all hens too. Also 5 Speckled Sussex, 5 Delawares and 4 Austrolorpes. Tomorrow I will try to see if any Roos are...
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    fuzzy butts coming up!!!

    So I just got word the chicks have shipped and now the anxiety begins, as I have seen too many posts lately in my FB group of the USPS dropping the ball and folks receiving dead chicks. Fingers crossed that my chicks arrive safe and healthy and peeping !
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    Finally.. I think I have it...

    So I had to scrap the brooder in the pole barn idea..... I could not get the temps up no matter what I did.... So plan B and one I am happier with. I got a huge tote and set up the light securely and yes we have success.... For the most part. I have 2 thermometers in the box but they do not...
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    It's going up!!!

    So finally.. After MUCH deliberation we changed our minds about the style and size 4 times. The coop is going in. The roof is on and it needs the flooring down. The run is done except for the roof to be done along with the coop. So by Monday or Tuesday it shall be all done then all we need...
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    Getting ready.....

    So we are all set up and I am doing a dry run trying to see if we can get the temp up and maintain overnight. Chicks come next week. One lamp was not enough at all so trying 2... But not having a lot of luck... If I can't regulate 95 degrees by Monday.... into the house they come until coop is...
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    Please help me with this dilemma ASAP

    Preview I am in Michigan... if you live in the north you have had this question I am sure... The daytime highs next week are suppose to be high 50's to low 60's. The night time lows will be high 30's to low 40's. My chicks are coming Tuesday or Weds. These chicks are going to be in a 4x3 wire...
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    So we begin.....

    So our coop and run begins. First the 10 x 16 run. Boy what a job.... We live in a hilly area so trying to get this as level as we can. It's a family affair today to get this framework up. Tomorrow comes digging in wire , cement and fencing in the run. We are doing horse fence covered in...
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    Question about nipple watering stations

    I am getting chicks on the 29th of April My question is how difficult is it to teach chicks to use a nipple system? Should I start with a nipple system or a conventional water dish.? How hard would it be to convert over? I love the look of the nipple system.
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    So we have a winner!!!

    So we finally decided on a coop and run style. Big enough for all the Chickie's yet easy to make, maintain, predator proof and add too if necessary.
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    My garden to come.

    wish this cold crap would go away. My garden- to-be is coming along nicely.... I am going to need a few more boxes for sure and I need to get that coop and run going too???
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    Tell me your experience with Cackle Hatchery

    Hi everyone. Just a quick question about Cackle. I used to always order from Ideal hatchery. Well it's been a few years and I had forgotten about Ideal so my daughter and I ordered from Cackle. Plus they were closer to where I live. They we pretty expensive for what we ordered but we places...
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    How do I keep rodents away?

    Question what do you all do to keep mice and rats at bay? I can't use poison because of cats and chickens, so how do I keep them away from coops, pole barns and houses? So what do you all do? I don't want to use anything that will make my girls sick if they get a mouse..
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    Coop questions in Mid Michigan

    Hey chicken coop buddies... Ok so I've built coops in Arkansas and South Carolina and I always had to build for coolness factors and predators. Now we have finally moved back home to Michigan ( yeah!!) and we have 14 chick's coming in 2 1/2 weeks. Our brooder is about ready and we are moving...
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    Inexpensive coop ideas please....

    So I am not an inexperienced chickie mom.. I've raised many like over 150 in about 8 years..... It's been a long while since I've had to build a coop and with 16 chicks coming in 3 weeks it's a huge topic of discussion in our house. Let me do a bit of back story. My hubby and I moved to a...
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