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    Fans inside the coop?

    The tiles are from Home Depot - concrete landscape tiles. Actually cinderblock material bricks are more porous and might work better, also you could try sandstone slabs. The fellow in Arizona uses a mortar-mixing tub and adobe fire bricks that he got at Home Depot. His YouTube video "117...
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    Fans inside the coop?

    We are also dealing with the heat in Central Texas Hill Country - nearly 100 degrees for days on end. I found a YouTube video of an Arizona chicken keeper who keeps his flock cool in 117 degree weather and copied his concept. Attached is a photo of the cooling pad that I put together - a...
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    How to encourage weight gain?

    Thanks for letting me know how much to expect them to eat. That is very helpful. Good luck with your layers.
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    How to encourage weight gain?

    Yes, at 9 weeks they may be expected to be on the thinner side. They seem to like wet crumbles and now I'm experimenting with fermenting it and some scratch to see if I can optimize their nutrition that way. Doesn't cost anything more, so why not?
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    How to encourage weight gain?

    Thank you! I tried it already, they liked the wet feed and it was easier to see how much they actually ate. It's going to be a little bit harder to keep food tidy and may attract more flies and ants.
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    How to encourage weight gain?

    Hello - I'm new to raising chickens and recently learned how to assess their "fatness" by feeling their breastbone. My 3 9-week-old chickens all have breastbones that are sharp and feel like a ridge. They seem to eat very little of their Purina StarterGrower. The food is fresh based on the date...
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    Hello. I'm new to this site and to raising chickens and hope to learn from so much aggregated...

    Hello. I'm new to this site and to raising chickens and hope to learn from so much aggregated experience. I have 3 9-week-olds - 1 Buff Orpington and 2 Red Quill Game Hens.
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