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    Predator Proofing

    we built our coop off the ground approx. 30 inches. I used 36 inch hardware cloth and bent the bottom outward. Right now it just has a piece of 4x4,but I've purchased 15x15 concrete paver to hold it in place. I also paid up for the electric door. Door works but timer didn't! So I'm planning...
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    Dyeing because too hot?

    The first day I moved mine to the coop it was really hot. They were all panting, and I was really nervous. As suggested, I read everything I could find on how to keep them cool: frozen fruit,frozen water bottles, a fan, and a tray of cool water got me thru. Now that they are able to go out...
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    Mixing Different Age Chicks in Brooder

    It seems to be a pretty common concern. I took the leap when I moved the flock into the coop. I put the two oldest groups of chicks loose in the coop, but kept the youngest separate in a dog crate. An odd thing happened. The middle group of four, which had been in the brooder with the younger...
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    Mixing Different Age Chicks in Brooder

    It seems this is the place to try to get answers on integrating chicks. I have 10 5.5 weeks old, 4 4.5 weeks old, and 4 3.5 weeks old. Currently they are in two brooders....all the 10 weeks old in one and the rest in another. I'd like to move them all to the coop together. My coop is...
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    Dyeing because too hot?

    This is all really good advice! I'm concerned with moving my chicks into the coop in the NC heat. Plus I have chicks of different ages I must integrate. Right now they are inside in two different brooders. I don't have the AC on, but there are ceiling fans going. I'm not sure if I'm more...
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