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    Mold Growing in Sand

    It seems like in the run, underneath/near their food/water buckets, we are having issues with mold growing. I'm certain it's the feed, as they scratch and dig it deeper into the sand (or we clean the run and the feed mixes in). The bottom inch of our sand seems to be staying damp, as it's been...
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    What do you keep in your dual purpose chicken First-Aid kit?

    Just curious what everyone else keeps in their chicken first-aid kit. I'm new to my personal chickens, and most of the experience I have is with meat chickens, so I didn't have to really deal with the same issues. I'm keeping egg chickens (that I'll turn into stock/stew when they start to get to...
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    3 weeks old today, moving out to coop wednesday with brooder?

    I've got 7 chicks that turned 3 weeks only today, and they are living in a XL dog crate since I got them at about 3 days old; which is really starting to get overly cramped for them all. They seem to sit more on top of the brooding plate at this point, and I've really got nothing else to move...
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    3rd Roosting Bar Placement Help

    Ok, I am finally to the point where I am ready to fully set up the coop and get more things ready for the chicks to move outside, but I want a solid plan. this coop is pretty heavy, and I'm working with minimal space, so would prefer to build things where they will stay. I've kinda settled on...
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    Just Curious If I Should be Concerned?

    I've got one chick, that just seems "lazier" than the rest. She's seems mostly fine, walks fine, eats and drinks fine, eyes and nose are clear, isn't sneezing... but she just seems to be the last one out of the brooder plate, and the first one back under, and seems to sleep more than the others...
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    Guess Chicks Gender and Breed (Just For Fun)

    First, just for a little bit of info, most (or all) are Easter Eggers, and only 1 (hopefully) is a roo. Meyer Hatchery had thrown in a free "Meal Maker" pullet with my order (egg layer), and I'm not sure what breed that one would be (if not the same), and I'm not sure which one it is lol. I lost...
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    Lost a Baby Chick

    I got my 8 chicks yesterday in the mail, but sadly this morning I found one of them had passed. It was about halfway under the brooder plate where I found it laying down, and I picked it up to inspect it when I realized it was gone. Yesterday, it was very lethargic and acting strangely (compared...
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    Advice on Automated Coop and Run Design

    Sorry, this is long winded. If it's TLDR, the parts that I specifically need help with are in the Bold/Italics throughout. The details of what I'm planning are either above or below that. Any advice on things that you use, or don't would be helpful. Advice on things that maybe you learned the...
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    Hi! Excited New Member From Colorado!

    I am a 32F who has finally decided to start raising some chickens for eggs. It's a strange journey to get here, but def a fun one that I am excited to share with those interested. I'm not completely uneducated, as my grandpa raised meat chickens/ducks/geese most of my life, so I know the basics...
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