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    Scratch verses mealworms

    I know that scratch is a treat. It can make a chicken fat and warms them up. Meal worms I think is a treat also and made mostly out of protien. Works on chickens feathers and helps egg production and during molting. So here is my question. Can meal worms heat a chicken up as scratch does. I feed...
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    Wipe and wash towelets question

    I have a container of them and they seem pertty dry to wash the egg. Is there any solution that I can add to make them more moist?
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    Use of flat panel heater in the coop

    I have a flat panel heater in my chicken coop. With a thermostat connected to it. So I can adjust the tempature as needed. My husband calls my coop the taj ma hall of chicken coops. It's 10 by 12 with 8 foot high. Has 4 huge windows. Made of a cement floor. I know it's over insulated. Is made...
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    Feeding layer feed to early question

    What would happen to chickens if fed layer feed to early. Mine will be 15 weeks old soon. I am almost out of grower feed in the bottom of the bag. Buying another large bag of feed. Seems like a waste to me. As they will change over to layer feed soon in 2 weeks. Or is it ok to finish the bag of...
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    I don't know if I have a rooster

    I have 17 new chickens . They are 14 and 15 weeks old. I have Rhode Island Reds and a Barred Rock mixed. Otherwise two breeds. Noticed on the RIR several of them. Have more of a plumage in thier tails. More blue in them then the others. Not a bunch just some blue. Are male RIR male adults more...
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    What are your feelings on vineal sided chain link fence?

    Sorry for the spelling. I am putting in a new run that is 10 by 12. I am thinking of using chain link fencing for the run. What are the pro's and cons for using chain link. The chain link will be coated. The wholes in a chain link are larger than chicken wire. But are they small enough to keep...
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    Coop Gadgets and doors

    Dear antisocial Do you know where they are based out of? Do they have a phone number that I can call? To get more information on the product. How long have you had it? Does it only work with a battery? Have you had any trouble with it? Is it easy to install ?
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    Coop Gadgets and doors

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    Coop Gadgets and doors

    All I have is 2 things.coop gadgets.com 2. Support@coop gadgets.com They have a picture of there product. I never heard of them before
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    Coop Gadgets and doors

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    Coop Gadgets and doors

    Has anyone heard of there product? They look like they have a pullet door type door. Has anyone recieved there product. Any revieves or nes about them would be of great help in making my decision. Haven't heard about them much.
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    brooder question with 3 and 4 week old chickens

    Right now it's in the 80's where I live in Ohio. I've had to turn my brooder light off or I would fry the babies. This is usually during the day. All day. So it's dark but not to dark. The brooder stays around 80 with the light off and the lowest it goes is high 70's. At night it can get down...
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    Question on chicken feed with Amprolium and Bacatrican

    They vaccinated against Marek's disease only. I looked it up in there book From the hatchery.So I don't think the amprolium has anything to do with Marek's disease. It seems strange to me that the bag of feed. Doesn't state that it's medicated or not. No my chicks are happy healthy and growing...
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    Question on chicken feed with Amprolium and Bacatrican

    I got my chicks medicated when I picked them up. I allready ran out of my non medicated feed. Just picked up a bag of Pen Pals Starter grower chicken Feed made by ADM. It has Amprolium and Bacatriacin in it. Is this medicated feed? If this is medicated feed it will wipe out what they gave my...
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    How young is to young to feed chick grit to baby chicks?

    Miscalculated the age of my young chicks. I thought they were 2 and 3 weeks old. When they were actually 1 and 2 weeks old. Put chick grit in there food. I've read that you not to put it in till 3 weeks old. Will this hurt them or help them. I f it hurts them. Should I not feed it to them. How...
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    What worked who knows

    I have been dealing with pasty butt. Since I brought my chickens home. I have read that age and ACV helps the issue. I have used ACV and now my chicks are 2 and 3 week old. So the pasty butt has stopped thank goodness. My question is this. I have Save a chick probotics and electrolytes for them...
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    Grit and baby chicks

    I have a bag of starter grit. What age should you start to give grit to baby chicks? Mine are still in the brooder. These will NEVER be free range chickens.
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    When or how old do they stop?

    My chicks are pasting up. I have ACV in there water. I go out and change water daily .Plus I have Save A Chick probotics in package form.I f I add both to the water .Would that help them?. I go out daily and check for pasting. I have 17 chicks. I lowered the temp in the brooder and keep it low...
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    Which is better for chicks?

    How much oatmeal for newborns and to what consistancy. Runny,thick or medium also just warm or warmer?
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    Which is better for chicks?

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