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    Feeling like a total idiot

    Hysterical! Got my chuckle in for the day. Thank you!
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    Hey everyone

    Hello, yes please... I will take all the help and info I can get. Hit me with the link friend. And Welcome to BYC!
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    HELP 3 day old chick won’t eat or drink!!

    I wish there was some advice I could give you. I just don't know anything. I don't even have my little girls yet. So, I will say a prayer for you and the baby chick. God bless...
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    HELP 3 day old chick won’t eat or drink!!

    aww, hope it lives.
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    Brooding Outside/Temperatures/Chick Care

    I will be getting them in April. Temp average is Low's mid 30's, High's mid 60's I think you and Ridgerunner are right.. A walk-in with built-in brooder. I'm going to try and design one about 6x8 with a 6x14 covered run. They will also have daily access to a 10x16 garden area to forage. I plan...
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    Review by 'chikmaw' in article 'Deluxe West Texas Coop!'

    This is an amazing coop! Nice job. Love the brooder subdivision. I want something very close to this. Thank you!
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    Brooding Outside/Temperatures/Chick Care

    Thank you so much for your reply. I have spent the morning looking at brooder/coop/run images. I think changing the design to a walk-in, with your idea of a built in brooder seems logical. I'm just not sure about the outside space. I know I want part of it covered with a roof. One side will be...
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    Brooding Outside/Temperatures/Chick Care

    Hello all, I am a soon to be new chick momma. We will be getting 8 chicks sometime next spring of 2021. I really have been thinking about brooding out in the coop/run. It just seems more natural to me. We have not built our coop and run yet. I am thinking of a 4x6 off the ground with an attached...
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    Questions about the deep litter method

    I'm pretty much decided on using industrial hemp for this very reason. It has no dust, is softer and more absorbant and it breaks down quicker.
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    Raising chicks outdoors - Best Decision Ever

    I know this post is several years old... but I really like the idea of brooding outside. It just seems more natural to me. Thank you for your thoughts. I will investigate further.
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    Questions about the deep litter method

    Also, is composting in the run the same ratio as regular composting... about 2:1 Carbon to Nitrogen?
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    Fermented orgetting moldy?

    oh my, I havent laughed that hard in a long time. She was hilarious!
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    Questions about the deep litter method

    I like the idea of Industrial hemp because it is a cleaner, softer, no dust, more absorbant and is quicker to break down. I do not know this from experience, just from what I've read. But I have till Feb. to figure out what I am going to do. I may change my mind several times before I make a...
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    Deep litter v poop board -- what do you think?

    And this is where I have been stuck as well. I have come to this... Deep Litter or (cold composting) in the run, on the earth floor. I will be using industrial hemp in the coop for bedding. Turning daily and keeping it dry. Throwing in some Diatomaceous Earth whenever I add more hemp. Throwing...
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    Questions about the deep litter method

    ok now I'm confused... LOL Industrial hemp in the coop, keep it dry. When I clean the coop out... throw it in the run and compost with other materials. So the coop is Deep Bedding, the run is Deep Litter or Cold composting? Do I have it right now? :D
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    Questions about the deep litter method

    After spending literally MONTHS researching the DLM... this is by far the best explanation I have come across! Thank you for explaining the difference between the DLS and the DBS. So I can use the hemp for the coop litter bedding, throw some scratch and let the chickens turn it over to keep it...
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    Deep Litter Hemp

    I found a place that is the cheapest so far... americanhempllc.com it is about $20 for 33# I will be using this Industrial hemp in my coop... whenever mt dh get around to building it. :D
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    I actually did check into Scratch and Peck. It does look good. But, I compared it to the Homeland Harvest and the HH seemed to have much healthier ingredients I was looking for like the Flowers, Herbs, Diatomaceous Earth and the Black Sunflower Seeds. The HH was also cheaper. I guess I will...
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    Garlic

    Here is an article i found about ACV and garlic. It was helpful to me. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/apple-cider-vinegar-and-garlic-2-of-the-best-ways-to-keep-your-flock-healthy.67126/
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hello from Indiana County! We will be getting our chicks in Feb-Mar of 2021 I have been searching trying to sorce out grains to make my own feed. No such luck. I have settled on Homestead Harvest Non GMO Soy Free. It is 45 minutes away at about $20 for 40# bag. Anyone else have a good sorce of...
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