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    What's the temperature where you are???

    70 F at 9am. Dang I love Florida!
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    Do I need a heater in my coop?

    What can I say...we're spoiled down here, lol. That's what I thought. Thanks for the help.
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    Do I need a heater in my coop?

    I am in Tampa, FL and we are experiencing a bit of a cold snap. Nothing below freezing but cold for us, lol. Its getting into the 40's at night. Should I be setting up a heater in the coop at night, or would that be unnecessary. At what temperature should I worry about the cold. I know I don't...
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    Meet our little flock

    My 11yo son wanted chickens bad. He begged for years and we always told him no. We live in the city and lead busy lives. I don’t know what changed, but we caved, lol. My son and I built a coop and we jumped right in. Now we have 5 chickens that are about 11 weeks old and 2 that are about 3 weeks...
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    need some advice!!

    I'm in Central Florida. I moved mine to the outside coop at 4 weeks. They're 9 weeks now, and have been happy since moving out. They spend a lot of time under the lemon tree, under the trampoline, and will go back in their run and relax in the shade after a while of roaming around the backyard...
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    Moving chicks into main coop?

    I have 5, 9 week old pullets in my coop. We have 2, 2 week old chicks in a brooder in the house. How and when do I start to integrate the smaller chicks will the older ones? Can I just move them out there now with a heat source, or do I need to wait another 2-4 weeks? Do I need to slowly...
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    Unofficial Cutest baby chick online virtual poultry show! (No prize) Enrollment ends October 9th

    1 entry is fine. Thanks!
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    Unofficial Cutest baby chick online virtual poultry show! (No prize) Enrollment ends October 9th

    One more! Cat: 1 Sub Cat: 3 (they are about 8-9 weeks old) 1x white leghorn, 1x black austalorp, 1x barred rock, 2x isa browns Pearl, Cleo, Heniffer Lopez, Hei Hei, Sonny Here’s a better pic of Heniffer Lopez. This is the best I have. I should really take more pictures.
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    Unofficial Cutest baby chick online virtual poultry show! (No prize) Enrollment ends October 9th

    Cat: 1 Sub Cat: 2. (8 days old today) Ameracaunas Pullets (hopefully) Margie (lighter chick) Mae Jemison (darker chick)
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    Chicken bit by dog

    Unfortunately, she didn't make it. She died yesterday. My kids are heartbroken. 😞
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    Chicken bit by dog

    My Shih Tzu bit one of my chickens. She is a Black Australorp about 7-8 weeks old. It happened really fast, my daughter pulled her off immediately. She was bit on her back just above the tail. No blood was drawn. Now the chicken is walking with a slight limp, she is has been very lethargic, and...
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    They are about 7 weeks old. The small little roosting bar on the floor is what they had in their brooder, but I haven't seen them use it since moving out to the coop. Yes the black is the covered nesting boxes, and yes the roosting bar is just above it. I am in central Florida and it is still...
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    It is pretty high. They cannot get onto it. I guess I thought it was supposed to be high and that they would grow into it. Should I lower the roosting bars, or build a ramp up to them?
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    One more of the inside
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    Here are some pics. This houses 6 chickens. There’s a vent in the back, I have the window open, and an oscillating fan on low .
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    There is no Light in the coop. Should I put a light in and have it turn off maybe an hour after sunset? And, lock them back up in the coop for a 3-5 days?
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    How to get them to sleep in the coop on their own?

    Before moving my chicks from in the house to the coop outside, I read that I should lock them in the coop for the first two nights so they know that that is where they are supposed to sleep. I did this, but it certainly didn't work. Every night they all huddle together on the ground in the run...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I added a vent to the back of the coop. Now I can open the window in the front and get air flow through the coop, and I added 12" oscillating fan inside. I also bought some hardware cloth to put down as an apron which I will add this weekend. I'll probably...
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    Need some help

    I have 3 Black Australorps, which I got at the same time as chicks a little more than 3 weeks ago. One of them is significantly smaller than the other two. Today it looks like she might have diarrhea, but if it is it doesn't look too bad. She seems active and she is eating and drinking. Is she...
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    FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

    @dawg53, Thanks! I still have to add a little trim, then wait for the lumber to dry out so I can paint. My son and I build it and we are very happy with it.
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