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    Feeding Alfafa cubes to chicks/ducks

    Hi everyone hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Since we are still under about a foot of snow my chicks/ducks are really wanting greens (we give them lettuce). We were wondering if feeding them alfafa cubes for horses would be ok and had anyone done that here. BTW the chicks/ducks loved the...
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    Question on feeding chicks

    Hi Everyone, I wanted to find out if we can feed our chickens some fish food. Ok here is the background...we ran out of fish food(pond) and we bought a different brand since the brand we usually buy was out of stock. The fish HATED the new food and we now have 50lbs of fish food. We wanted to...
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    Question on feeding ducklings

    Hi everyone, I have a question about when to change ducklings feed rations. Ok, I have read Storey's Guide from cover to cover and it says that you should change ducklings over to a lower protein feed at 3 weeks of age. The ducklings have been on 20% protein chick starter since we got them. I...
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    When can you trim wing feathers?

    Hello everyone, Well the girls are becoming quite the flyers. When is it ok to trim their flight feathers? Michelle in WV BTW here is a picture of them at 4 1/2 weeks.
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    Chicks Sneezing! Help!

    Hi everyone, I have a question I have noticed a few chickens sneezing they are 5 weeks old today. I looked at each chick and I do not see any discharge from their nostrils or their eyes. Everyone is eating and foraging fine. They are almost completely feathered. Any ideas? Michelle in WV
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    Chicks Sneezing! Help!

    Hi everyone, I have a question I have noticed a few chickens sneezing they are 5 weeks old today. I looked at each chick and I do not see any discharge from their nostrils or their eyes. Everyone is eating and foraging fine. They are almost completely feathered. Any ideas? Michelle in WV
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    Me and my chicks! (warning pictures)

    Here are some pics of our chicks: This is them at 3 1/2 Weeks Michelle in WV
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    What temp can you keep 4 week old chicks at?

    Hi all We have almost fully feathered 4 week old chicks. We had to start putting them out in the coop because of space. They are already down to the 70 degree mark. My question is, what low temp can they stand (with heat lamps). In other words what is the lowest temps they can handle...
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    Questions

    Hey everyone, Sorry to be asking "newbie" questions, but it goes with the territory since I am a "newbie" to chickens. Ok question one When can I feed the chicks some veggies? We grow lentil sprouts for us and I thought these would be good for them (in small amounts). Question two When can...
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    Too Much Grit

    Hi everyone! Can chicks eat too much grit? I put a pan of grit in the brooder for the chicks to scratch around in and I was worried that they were eating too much of it. Is that possible? The chicks are 3 days old. I plan on giving them a few greens this weekend and I knew that they...
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    My new chicks

    Well dh and I made our jump into chickens today! Twelve little dominique girls. Michelle in WV
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