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    Help 16 week old chick picked to near death

    i just introduced 4 new chicks in with the flock yesterday. the new chicks are 16 weeks old and the flock is 6 months old. they did OK yesterday kind of the chicks pretty much hid for the most part. but today they seemed a little better they hid in the coop pretty much all day. so when we went...
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    my coop page

    hi all i finally did my coop page and was wondering if you could look at it and give some feed back on how to make it better. It seems like its missing something. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=87034 thanks
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    chicken shells

    so i was told that i can dry egg shells and crush them up to give back to the chickens. they said to put them in the oven. for how long and what temp is my question? or what do you do.
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    When will the eggs come?

    the chickens are 22 weeks tomorrow and we are only getting 3 a day there is 15 ladies. when is do they start laying i have read around 20 weeks. i started getting one egg at 18 weeks. just wondering. thank you for your time.
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    when will the eggs come?

    the chickens are 22 weeks tomorrow and we are only getting 3 a day there is 15 ladies. when is do they start laying i have read around 20 weeks. i started getting one egg at 18 weeks. just wondering. thank you for your time.
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    pellets or crumble?

    what is better pellets or crumble I'm currently feeding my ladies crumble. i was just wondering.
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    oyster shell

    i recently made a trip to the coast and while we were there we picked up some full oyster shells. i was wondering how small do i crush them up for the chickens.
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    he or she?

    wondering if my Ameraucana is a roo or a hen. im really leaning towards roo. If so this sucks because we have grown fond of it. we already have a roo and i would like to keep them both. are they able to stay in the same coop its only 12x12 run and the coop is 5x12. Puffy cheeks?
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    first egg question?

    so we went into the coop today and found an egg. we dont know when it was laid we changed the water on thursday. no egg then so its been in there between that time. the egg was cool to the touch. but dont know if we can eat it or not its been getting about 95 here everyday. is it ok to eat...
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    am i a roo

    just wondering if my eyes have deceived me all of a sudden she looks more like a he.
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    watering nipples

    We are looking into setting up either a PVC pipe or bucket watering system with nipples. Every place i look has a lot of shipping and I was wondering if anyone knew of a place that charged less than 10 dollars or nothing. Also, is a bucket or pipe system better?
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    chicken treats

    can i give the chickens peanut shells if so what are some things that they can't have just to know thank you
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    integrate babys with older hens

    hi i have 11 various breeds they are all 14 1/2 weeks old and a week ago we built a little coop in the run with a run attached with hardware cloth. the babies are 5 weeks old my question is how long do i leave the babies in there until i can join them in the bigger coop with the rest?
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    is she a roo? BR 9 weeks

    my BR is 9 weeks old and looks like a roo to me. i also have a RIR that is a week older and definitely a roo. so wondering why one looks like a roo and the other is iffy. This is the RIR
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    sudden chicken death

    This is for my dad so sorry for the vague info. he went down to check on the new chickens they are three months old and have been introduced into the flock since Sunday. they have been hiding away from the rest of the chickens. he went down to the coop and seen that most of them were in the coop...
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    coop roof

    hi I'm having problems with the design of my coops roof. i want to use a metal roof panels. the coops foot print is 12x12. i have seen a lot of people using flashing around the whole coop. Is this a need of just something to make the roof look cleaner. I have looked at a lot of different designs...
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    chicken math

    i have read alot about this chicken math. I have been hit with it myself today. i have a friend that incubates eggs and i picked up a buff and a rock to day making the total 12. he is also incubating 10 more for us. i just cant stop. lol
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    chicks Bleeding

    hi i have 4 rir, 1 slw, 1glw, and 4 bsl. i went out to the brooder to check on them and all the sex links are being picked. they are 3 1/2 weeks old and this is the first sign off picking. i have them in a 150 gallon rubber maid horse trough. i have a clear 250 watt bulb. why are the picking on...
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    chicks bleeding

    hi i have 4 rir, 1 slw, 1glw, and 4 bsl. i went out to the brooder to check on them and all the sex links are being picked. they are 3 1/2 weeks old and this is the first sign off picking. i have them in a 150 gallon rubber maid horse trough. i have a clear 250 watt bulb. why are the picking on...
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    questions about a roo?

    hi i have three week old chicks in the brooder right now. I was offered a roo that is 3 months. how hard would it be to bring him into the mix. i know the guy very well and know that all his chickens are very well cared for so im not worried about him being sick. Just wondering what precautions...
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