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    Can 2 week old ducklings drink too much water?

    I have 3 khaki campbell ducklings- two weeks old on the 20th. They had duck crumbles and water 24/7 from three days old, when they arrived by mail. On the night of the 20th, one of them (the smallest of the 3) started wobbling around like it was drunk and falling forward like it was chest heavy...
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    Paint or vinyl flooring for coop?

    We're finally starting our coop tomorrow! We're building this- but with a shed roof https://myoutdoorplans.com/animals/large-chicken-coop-plans/ The one thing I forgot to do when I was in town today was to hit the surplus & salvage store and look for a vinyl flooring remnant. I'm going to call...
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    ventilation question- shed roof on chicken coop

    After obsessively researching chicken coop designs for two weeks, I think I've found something I like and can build. (I'm pretty handy & have built bookshelves & done home improvements, but never built a structure.) The only difference is, I'm going to put a shed roof on it. My question is- how...
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    Wire on floor of coop?

    Hi! I've got almost two week old Rhode Island Red chicks (a dozen), and I'm starting to plan a coop and tractor(s) for them. I was intrigued by the Chickshaw design... except the floor is all wire. I thought I remembered hearing that it's not a good idea to have wire as the only flooring for a...
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    Chicken tractor designs- advice appreciated!

    Hi! We're new to chickens (we have a dozen ten-day-old Rhode Island Reds in a kiddie pool brooder). The kids (10 & 13) and I are trying to plan for a chicken tractor or two and a coop. We'll probably start by building a chicken tractor this week, working our way up to the coop. I have good basic...
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    How full to fill chick feeders?

    I got a big metal feeder for my chicks- 12 Rhode Island Reds- because I wanted to be sure there'd be plenty room for all of them. At first, I think I filled it way too full. They wound up roosting on it and pooping in it quite a bit. (This may be a bad idea, but when I checked on the chicks, I'd...
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    Pasty Butt has resolved in a very funny way

    So, our chicks are a week old! They're still adorable, but their wing and tailfeathers are growing in. I check them carefully every day for pasty butt. One chick seemed to be having trouble of that sort, so there's been a lot of careful soaking and anointing with coconut oil. I kept thinking, if...
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    Is this pasty butt?

    My five day old Rhode Island Reds seem happy and comfortable- eating, drinking, moving around freely, and pooping, pooping, pooping! This afternoon, for the first time, I noticed some poop stuck to the backsides of two out of the dozen (no such problems before). I carefully soaked their...
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    Is medicated feed necessary for chicks?

    Chicken newbie here! I just took home a dozen Rhode Island Reds, hatched last Wednesday. I expected to get medicated feed, but the very small feed store that sold me the birds doesn't carry it. He said nobody wants it here, since it isn't "natural." I'm perfectly happy to give my chicks...
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    So excited to finally have chickens!

    Hi! My kids and I are starting out with chickens, and I'm looking forward to learning a lot here. 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Totally new to chickens! I dreamed of having ducks when I was a kid, but my kids are very keen on chickens, so we just got chicks...
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    Covering for kiddie pool brooder - week old chicks and older

    Hi! I'm a total chicken newbie. I picked up our first chicks- three day old Rhode Island Reds- just yesterday. They're in a large tote in the warmest room in the house, with a heat lamp, but I'm planning to move them to a 4' diameter kiddie pool in our (insulated, modern boiler room) cellar. I...
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