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    SHOULD we light our coop?

    I've been pouring through all your threads on lighting the coop and am thinking about it. (And you all are a wealth of info.!) So, now that I know "how," my question is "Should I?" I read on another site that lighting the coop might cause them to molt early, leaving them without feathers during...
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    When to open nest boxes?

    DH and I are building a SECOND coop this weekend (we have a 4x8 coop, but, we couldn't stop buying chicks...!). These chicks were born the end of May, so they're almost three months old. We're going to be using 5 gallon buckets for nests. Should we put these buckets in the new coop right away...
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    First Peeps tomorrow!

    I'm picking up my first peeps tomorrow!! I have the brooder ready (paper towels in a big cardboard box with a heat lamp, feeder, waterer...), but I don't know what food to get! So, what should I be buying for our new ladies? (And one gentleman...hopefully...)
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    Newbie from Maine

    I'm so glad I found you all!! I've been lurking for two weeks and figured it was time to introduce myself. My hubby and I are getting our first chickens in May (we're getting pullets - 7 Rhode Island Red hens, 1 roo, and 8 Silver-laced Wyandotts). We have a coop already (a friend gave us his...
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