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    It's been a very rough first year with chickens. Anyone else?

    No clay at this location. We live in the middle of a farm land. Our house used to be used by the farmhands and later was converted into a regular home. It is downfield from a section of farm so when it rains extremely hard the rain starts to flow towards us and overruns the property. It's our...
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    It's been a very rough first year with chickens. Anyone else?

    I apologize, I am not fluent in breeds. I think we have four white Light Brahmas, two black Jersey Giants (maybe?), six New Hampshires, and two darker red chickens that I am not sure of their breed.
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    It's been a very rough first year with chickens. Anyone else?

    You must have birds that are very tolerant to heat? Ours were panting by midday when it was 91. By evening they were digging to China trying to keep cool. I was covered in sweat just being outside for 10 minutes changing their water. We have eight 5x10 side windows, one 8x12 back window, and a...
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    It's been a very rough first year with chickens. Anyone else?

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    It's been a very rough first year with chickens. Anyone else?

    We moved onto this property last June and everything has been peachy and then decided to get 16 chickens and have them live in what used to be the goat house. We had no where to raise them except the spare bedroom at the time, which was a massive mistake, but during that experience we had...
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    Goat House to Chicken Coop. We doing ok?

    So I got a quick question. In one of the pictures I posted there are three 8 ft roosting bars. We have noticed that the two lower bars are covered in poo, and I mean absolutely drenched, but the top bar is relatively clean. I was wondering why this was until I decided to peek in there as I was...
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    When should I let my 9 week chicks live with the adult hens?

    Wow I thought my wife spoils our chickens but you got her beat. :jumpy
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    11 weeks, not roosting

    Our chickens are about 11 weeks. They were not roosting at week 9 and we had to physically go in there and put them on the roosts. Some tips I got from these fine folks here is go in when it's dark and lift them up and on the roosts and press down on their backs lightly and they will learn. Also...
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    In the house? Never again.

    Yes! We had the wood stove and pellet stove running. It literally sucked the dust out of the closed room through the gaps and down the hallway.
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    In the house? Never again.

    So we purchased a bunch of chicks on impulse during first week of March. It was pretty cold out at the time and we decided to raise them indoor in our spare room since the garage is not heated and coop was not ready. Boy was that a mistake. :th Every week it got worse....and worse...and worse...
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    Getting my chickens to roost

    Well they are roosting now. They started the day after I posted that previous post. Quick learners!
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    Getting my chickens to roost

    Both my wife and I tried again 2nite. Almost no light except the phone light facing down on a piece of wood. We set them all on the 2nd roost and they started falling and jumping off. We tried again and got a good chunk of them in the middle of the roost and on the lowest one so we popped out...
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    Getting my chickens to roost

    This is good info. Ours are a little over 9 weeks and huddle in the corner at nights. We have a 3 tier roost setup, lowest being maybe a foot and half high. I tried to get them onto the roosting bar one night but I think my mistake was leaving the flashlight on. They flew off back into the...
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    Goat House to Chicken Coop. We doing ok?

    Good info, thanks! No straw in the coop, just pine shavings. We had a few leaks because the 2x6 exterior walls were not sealed and we get horizontal rain here due to the winds coming off the fields. I have since caulked the entire coop to the best of my ability and everything seems to be ok but...
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    Goat House to Chicken Coop. We doing ok?

    Thanks for that! So far the temps have been 1 or 2 degrees above or below outside temps. It was 75 about a week and half ago and the coop registered 78 at ceiling height but felt relatively cool down below. A benefit of the coop's location is the wind blows off the farm field and goes through...
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    Goat House to Chicken Coop. We doing ok?

    Hi There! We purchased a home that had pet goats roaming in a fenced area. For housing, they used an amish built goat house with concrete pad. I believe it is 11x7 with coregulated roofing panels and walls are a mixture of 2x6's, plywood, and the same roofing panels for appearance purposes...
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    Hello from Western PA

    Hi my wife and I got 16 birds to raise for eggs. I thought I'd join this informative forum and soak in what I can to make our experience as rewarding as it can be. Thanks!
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