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  1. J

    Total beginner, welcome any advice

    What would you suggest for a dust bath? I have read that some people use plain old dirt or soil but we still have snow on the ground here in montana and are expecting more. I have heard both positive and negative things about play sand. Plan on stopping by murdochs tomorrow to see what they have.
  2. J

    Total beginner, welcome any advice

    I did have a question about chick grit. I have been thinking about offering some in the brooder for a dust bath. Is this ok to give even if we arent going to be offering the chicks anything besides starter?
  3. J

    Total beginner, welcome any advice

    We have decided to go with a local place that sells sheds. They have one that is already set up as a chicken coop and would be perfect. We will be building our own large run around it. Oh.. And we did get a 3rd chick :)
  4. J

    Total beginner, welcome any advice

    Here are a couple pictures of our setup. We are feeding the chicks medicated chick starter only. Also we only bought 2 chicks.. which I have read is either fine or not a good idea, but I am having trouble convincing my husband that we should buy more. The lady who helped us purchase them said...
  5. J

    Total beginner, welcome any advice

    We are totally new to anything involving raising chickens. We just got chicks today from our local Murdochs. They will be kept for eggs/ as pets. I have been doing as much online research as I can.. but surely would welcome any advice or tips from seasoned backyard chicken owners. We are...
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