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    35 degree evenings, time to go outside

    I just want to double check with everyone, my chicks are 7.5 weeks old, and are big footballs now, can I put them outside with 55 degree days and 35 degree nights? No heat lamp inside the hen house. The are stinking up my garage, dust everywhere, wife cranky, you know where I am going with...
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    Chicks Don't Like Us, Wife Annoyed

    We received our baby chicks a week ago. The first few days they were really docile and allowed us to hold them and tickle their necks. They started not liking it about 2 days ago. Now they freak out when we try to pick them up. Flapping around and screeching. They flail like crazy when we hold...
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    Food Bowl Full of Pine Shavings

    My four-day old chicks seem to love to fill their food dish (the steel type with 8 small holes) with their pine shavings. I give them fresh food every morning and within an hour or so they have filled their holes up with pine shavings. I don't think they are starving so I assume they are pecking...
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    Constant Poop Butt

    One of my baby chicks has gotten clumped poop on its butt three times in 24 hours. I keep cleaning it with a warm, damp cloth and then it gets clumped up again. The last time a little butt fur came off. Otherwise the bird is very active and seems happy. It is hard to track this one particular...
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    Supplemental Food

    What is the timeline for adding in supplemental food and treats for chicks. I just received mine and I assume they are between 2-3 days old. They are actively stomping around on the medicated sure start formula and seem interested. When should I add in a little chick grit. When can I start to...
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    Receiving Baby Chicks

    I am anticipating the arrival of my baby chicks tomorrow from Healthy Chicks and More. Typically when they arrive in town, what does the Post Office do with them? Do they call me for a pick up? Do they attempt delivery? What happens if it is getting late in the day and I don't want the birds to...
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    Receiving Baby Chicks

    I am anticipating the arrival of my baby chicks tomorrow from Healthy Chicks and More. Typically when they arrive in town, what does the Post Office do with them? Do they call me for a pick up? Do they attempt delivery? What happens if it is getting late in the day and I don't want the birds to...
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    Bird Netting - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace

    So I am about to move forward with the last phase of my chicken run design - the roof. I have bought a few flexible pvc sticks and am going to create a dome over my chicken coop. This will provide a covered roof of sorts for the run. I bought black nylon bird netting. I need to use the netting...
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    automatic door opener

    I know, I know, these types of questions have been hashed out in the annals of history, but I want to do something with my coop door. And I haven't even received my first set of baby chicks yet. But I am a planner. My coop door is currently a swing up version. Photo attached. I can either take...
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    Wouldn't an inside thermometer be deceiving?

    Can a thermometer inside a house kept at 69 really be accurate? It is an open environment. No lid, big rubbermaid bin, heat lamp in one corner etc. I get my first chicks next week. Wouldn't the huddle method be better?
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    tight fit in coop

    So I have seen a mixed bag of info on the coop size. I bought a coop that is about 32 inches X 32 inches by about 4ft high not including the two attached laying boxes. Not too big but advertised as perfect for 3 birds. Well I want to stuff that sucker with 4 birds. But I have seen info on 4sqft...
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    brooder cover

    My baby chicks arrive next Thursday. How long until I need to create a hardware cloth cover to keep them in? I can't imagine they can jump out of 18 inches in the first few days. Also, I bought a 4ft by 2ft by 18inch clear plastic tub from Target. That would suffice for 5 chicks, right?
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    Why Wait?

    I need a sanity check. I have the coop outside. I have the supplies for the chicken run and it will be complete sunday. I have the chick brooder set up and ready. A full operation with the flick of a switch. But I have had little luck finding chicks - we started late. There are some options, I...
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    Flexible PVC & Bird Netting As Roofing

    I am wondering what experience people have had using flexible pvc and bird netting as roofing. I assume it is effective to keep the chickens in, what about keeping other things out? People tell me the PVC won't last very long. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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    Urban vs Rural

    Not to imply that urban areas are different or better than rural areas but I am trying to plan for chicks down to a "t" and I realized something tonight, will my chickens be safer out of the fact that I am in an urban area, surrounded on all sides by other houses? I have seen a raccoon crawling...
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    EZ spikes for 4X4

    Has anyone used the EZ Spike or something similar to construct vertical uprights for a chicken coop entrance. From someone who has used concrete before to build a fence and then hacked for three days afterwards, I am looking for a simple alternative. This things allows you to hammer in a spike...
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    Sac or Bay Area Chicks

    I am looking for chicks, preferably Americana, Orpington or Brahma. Sexed. 1-3 day olds. I am happy to drive to you.
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    Internal hen house feeder

    Anyone had luck with installing a gravity fed feeder inside the hen house?
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    Welded Wire?

    You can tell I am a newbie by my onslaught on posts today. I keep hearing that hardware cloth is best. I just ran across the street from my work and compared hardware cloth to welded wire. 1/2in X 1/2in hardware cloth compared to 1in X 1/2in welded wire is similar in price. The welded wire just...
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    Predator Schedules

    You can tell that I am a newbie from my onslaught of posts today. But just to understand my predator issue betters, I have to worry about predators at different times right? Hawks during the day and Raccoons at night? I also have a fenced in yard, does this help deter raccoons? If I lock my...
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