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Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Did your mini farm come with a coop and run? Chicks grow incredibly fast.
With all your neighbors animals visiting so frequently, you might have problems with them going after your chickens. My neighbors GSD killed one of mine.
 
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Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Did your mini farm come with a coop and run? Chicks grow incredibly fast.
With all your neighbors animals visiting so frequently, you might have problems with them going after your chickens. My neighbors GSD killed one of mine.
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I'm worried about that! My nextdoor neighbor has chickens so his LSD I'm not too scared of but there are 12 dogs that come say hi. We have a run but working on the house now. I'm trying to think of all the safety issues but I am also aware i might loose some as we're planning to free range on our 6 acres.
 
Hi and welcome to BYC :frow We're so happy you've decided to join us :ya

We have a contest going on right now just for new folks like you. In order to enter you'll need to copy the link from your first post in this thread and post it in the contest thread.

To copy your link address, right click on the link to your thread and click copy or copy link
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then click on the following URL
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-new-byc-members-win-a-byc-calendar.1287752/
Go down to where it says "write your reply..." tell us this is your entry and then click on the link button
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Paste your URL into the box and click "insert", then click "Post Reply".
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That's all there is to it. Once you've finished this, you're eligible to win a nice BYC Calendar.
 
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What is the cardboard box in your brooder? Is it a wool hen? I used a Mama Heating Pad with my chicks (no heat lamp) and it was a wonderful method. You may want to move your waterer so it's not directly under the lamp... chicks tend not to drink warm water as much and may get dehydrated.

These articles may offer some helpful tips when getting your coop ready and letting your birds free range:
How Much Room Do Chickens Need
Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!
Predator Proofing
Key Points to Successful Free Ranging
Best wishes in your new chicken adventure!
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