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    I'm in Central Florida - Can I safely move my 4 week old chicks outside?

    Hi All: I have 4 baby chicks that are just shy of 4 weeks old. Their wing feathers are in, tail feathers are sprouting, and I would say they are about 85% feathered. I am in Central Florida and the high today is 86 and the low will be around 63 degrees. The rest of the next week is much the...
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    Evening Coop Drama with 11 hens

    Adventure Chicken will not roost with Lottie. Macaroon will only roost with Lottie, but never next to Dunkin'. Fifi will only roost next to Mystery Chicken or Wiccan but never next to the 2 Cinnamon Queens. Xena will roost next to the Cinnamon Queens but not Adventure Chicken. Chicken Helper...
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    Integrating 1 pullet into a flock of 6 hens (exact same age)

    I originally had 10 day-old chicks from Meyer hatchery that were shipped to me on March 14. About May 1 when they were all 6 weeks old, I kept 6 and gave 4 to my best friend. I integrated my 6 chicks/pullets in with my other older 5 hens. To make a long story short, my best friend gave one of...
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    Florida heat, rain, and pest-proof (like ants) feeder?

    I am currently using an OverEZ chicken feeder. I purchased it about a year ago. So far - I am not impressed. I keep the feeder in the run, which is completely covered. The feeding ports are enormous and allow the chickens to throw feed all over. I have it up on cinder blocks, abut 18 inches...
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    Broody or Sick? How do you tell?

    Hello fellow chicken enthusiasts - I have a pullet who started laying about 2 weeks ago. She is 20 weeks old. I can't tell if she's broody or sick. I have kicked her out of the nesting box the last couple days. She literally will spend all day in there. Hanging in the nesting box all day...
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    Got my first blue egg today!

    I got chicks from Meyers hatchery on March 14. Today I got my first blue egg from the group of chicks. To say I’m overjoyed is an understatement. I had a flock of 5 hens when the babies arrived. Nothing beats the excitement of that first egg!
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    5 one-year-old hens with 6 ten-week-old juveniles

    I have 5 one-year-old hens with 6 ten-week-old juveniles in a large coop. They free range during the day, and all seems ok. I am on 5 fenced acres, so there is plenty of room to move around. However, when they are all heading into the coop at night, one of the older hens is a real bully. I am...
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    Integrating chicks with my existing flock (need advice and probably some hardware)

    I have 6 week old chicks currently living outside in an Eglu Go Up. There are 6 of them. The chicks have their own small coop and a small run. I have 5 hens from a previous, established flock. The older hens free-range the whole day. The older hens can see the chicks but can't get to them...
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    Can't get 5 week old chicks into coop (Eglu Go-Up coop) - HELP

    I'm desperate for some advice. I have 11 chicks that are 5 weeks old. This Eglu Go-Up is a "transitionary coop" from the brooder to their final home. I wanted to wait until they were closer to 12 weeks old before integrating them with my existing flock of 6 chickens. I am keeping 5 of the...
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    Warm enough in Central Florida?

    I have 11 3-week-old chicks. They are between 60% to 70% feathered. They are being raised inside in spare bedroom. It's probably 75 degrees in the room they are in. It's 72 degrees outside. They do not spend much time under the heating plate, probably more for security than for warmth. I am...
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    Great Video Camera Inside My Coop

    It was making me anxious being at work all day, and not being able to see my 5 week old chickens in their coop. I had just put them out there a week before (it was warm enough here in Florida). So during Prime Days on Amazon, I picked up a nifty solar powered video camera for my girls. I love...
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