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    brooder bedding

    I ended up buying McFeeters Softwood shavings. For ehen they go outside i grabbed Flax bedding and Stall Dry
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    brooder bedding

    I ended up doing pee pads for the first day then just moved on to shavings
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    brooder bedding

    Hey! Thanks for the reply. I ended up going with Softwood Shavings from the feed store. It has worked out well, though I find it a bit dusty as it breaks down but the girls don't seem to be bothered. They will be 5 weeks old this Friday and are loving life lol. They spend almost every day...
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    Toys?

    Mine are savages at 2 weeks old! They are learning to open their beaks much more when pecking at my hands lol. Tiny vultures.
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    Chicken with possible hematoma?

    Maybe try a muffin cup or something similar to make a little bird cone like dogs lol. Does it feel fluid filled at all? Have you tried a warm compress?
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    Toys?

    Can they rip the tin foil? I feel like mine can tear anything apart lol
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    Substitute for grit for baby chicks...?

    I have Quikrete Tube Sand. Can that be used as grit?
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    Sexing ISA Browns

    Can someone help me with my two ISAs? Pic 1 is the 2nd day I had them. Pic 2 is yesterday at 10 days old. Pic 3 is the one in question - taken this morning .
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    Youngest Chick You’ve Had Start Crowing?

    Mine didn't come sexed unfortunately. So I have my 🤞🤞🤞extra crossed for a pullet! Lol
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    Youngest Chick You’ve Had Start Crowing?

    Can you feather sex an EE? I have a day old EE with the same colouring. Bought straight run, really hoping for a pullet as our bylaws state no roosters 🙄
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    One of my baby chicks is a bully

    I have 2 day old Barred Rocks and the one has been Horrible to the other since we got home today. Don't know what to do. Out of my 5 chicks, it's just this one BR that attacks the other BR>
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    Chick bullying other chicks

    I picked up 5 chicks this afternoon and I have Barred Rock that is bullying the other Barred Rock and won't leave her alone at all. She chases her around the brooder being a brat. What can I do?
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    Our First Coop

    They are 18inches apart and 18 inches from the wall. That's what we read. Not far enough?
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    Our First Coop

    Unfortunately, because of the layout, the lowest we can go is 24in. Every google search I did said the roost should be 2ft from the ground and 18in apart 🤷‍♀️ The nesting boxes are in the way to go any lower and the whole back of the coop is a door. We are getting RIR, Plymouth Barred Rock, and...
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    Our First Coop

    So, we still haven't put our vents in yet (we have lots of time before the chicks can go outside) but today Hubby fixed the floor and added the tray he made. He took apart the top of the skid floor from my last post to give the coop a 4inch deep floor so we can do deep bedding, and then made me...
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    How long to feed chick starter?

    I would like to put them on the Purina one but can't find it in Canada
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    How long to feed chick starter?

    The feed store near me sells Masterfeeds medicated starter but I have no idea if thats a good or bad brand 🤷‍♀️
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    How long to feed chick starter?

    I'm hoping to god it won't be in the brooder lol. It's never been used by other chicks or animals before. I have sterilized it and will do again before we get them Friday and their bedding goes in. I am all too familiar with coccidia in dogs, I have no desire to set myself up for all that in...
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    Raising Turkeys!

    We are looking in to raising a Turkey or two for Thanksgiving as well. Can you raise just one Turkey? We will have Chickens also. This will be our first Turkey and aren't sure what to expect, or what type. I'm assuming the broad breasted?
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    info on Muscovy ducks

    Oh okay. I don't want that lol. Just thought it might be a way around having a Rooster. Thanks :)
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