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    chicks just arrived. help please!

    One of my babies can hardly stand. Not opening her eyes at all. Gave electrolytes. What now?
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    Regulating brooder temp

    I'm having a hard time getting the temp in my brooder to be consistent throughout. Under the lamp temps are 110+ but if I move the thermometer about 6 inches to the right/left temps are 85-87. I way thinking about making a cardboard lid for 1/2 of the box. But I'm wondering of maybe the brooder...
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    What would you tell the newbie you?

    My first set of girls are coming in next week and I amso nervous about somehow forgetting something important about caring for them. my husband told me that I should just relax. So in an effort to do just that, any advice for a newb that you wish you would have known about with your first flock?
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    Picking breeds for my flock. Any input?

    That was the breed I was worried about. Thanks so much!
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    Picking breeds for my flock. Any input?

    I'm just starting my first flock and have decided on the breeds I would like to try. I was planning on getting 12 but it looks like I'm going to end up with 14 chickens total. Right now I'm planning on getting: 2 Australorps 3 GL Wyandottes 3 Easter Eggers 2 Speckled Sussex 4 Black Silkie...
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    Embracing my inner nerd.. want some advice.

    oooh that is a fantastic idea! I have a couple sketches of the entrance courtyard and I was having such a hard time capturing all of the details that make me love it so much. I will def be going with Hagrid's hut! Thanks yall!
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    Embracing my inner nerd.. want some advice.

    YES! Lol. I have been thinking about using one of the courtyard entrances of the castle as inspiration, but there is just sooo much detail and I know if I don't capture it then I will forever be disappointed. I have been looking around the internet and found these pictures of a playhouse that...
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    Embracing my inner nerd.. want some advice.

    Awesome thanks! I'm also playing with the idea of building a wooden coop and just putting some faux stone veneer siding on it to make it look like stone.
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    Embracing my inner nerd.. want some advice.

    So I am currently working on plans to make my first chicken coop, and wanted some advice. I want to make my coop look kind of like Hogwarts.. yes from Harry Potter.. We are going to be living in South Louisiana and I am wondering if having a stone coop is even feasible temperature wise. Any...
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    Please be patient enough for a few newbie questions!

    thank you both so much for the information!
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    Please be patient enough for a few newbie questions!

    So I'm new to the world of chicken raising, and am kind of still just gathering information at this point! We are moving soon and once we get settled into our new place I plan on getting a flock! I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping more experienced chicken moms can help me with. 1. I...
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    Morning everyone! I was wondering if anyone here could share opinions on Shady Grove Ranch? They are located in Texas but do deliveries to Shreveport. We were thinking about buying a cow from them but wanted to look around first. I've also been looking at coops (I'm totally incompetent with...
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    Thank you so much! I was thinking the same thing, but wanted opinions to make sure I wasn't just reading what I wanted it to say. Lol.
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    We will be living on the outskirts of Zachary, so we will also fall in the Baton Rouge codes. It seems a little silly that they would restrict us to three on such a large amount of land.
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    Jeff, I mean Louisiana. I know my location says San Diego but we will be moving home soon to Southern Louisiana
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    "Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

    Hi everyone! I'm new here to BYC and was just wondering if someone would help clarify the LA laws on owning chickens. I get that in a subdivision/less than one acre of land that you can't have more than three chickens. I am assuming that if I live down a country backroad with around 3 acres of...
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    Antioch Newbies

    I'm a noob too! I plan on starting small and slowly working my way up. I would love to have a flock of 20-25. How many girls do you think is "alot"?
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    Hellooo!

    Thanks everyone! I really love this site so far and have already learned so much!
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    Hellooo!

    Just wanted to introduce myself! I'm a work-at-home mom to two boys. We are currently living in California, but we will be moving to Southern Louisiana soon. Once we get settled into our new house I will be getting 3 or 4 chickens. I joined the site to learn as much as possible before getting my...
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