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    Official BYC Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coop?

    Do you also have one of these over your nesting boxes? This is ingenious by the way. I was going to hang a roosting rail over my nesting boxes in my coop because it a little oddly shaped, but wondering if this might make clean up a bit quicker....
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    Stationary vs portable coop

    Hi, I built a fairly large chicken tractor about 7ft tall and about 10 feet long that I will move around my yard every 3-4 days a week with a chunnel out to another coop/run that they can go into and be safe in the back yard that is also mobile. The goal is not to have them stationary during the...
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    Different age chicks together

    Hi, I have 4 chicks that are 3 weeks old and I wanted to add more to my bunch, should I set up another brooder for my new chicks and then integrate them when the new chicks are a bit older? and how should I go about integrating them if they are in separate brooders and only a few weeks apart?
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    Scissor beak

    Help. I have this little guy and this is just getting worse by the day it seems. He or she is eating and drinking fine, or at least seems so. I keep topping off food and water and checking on them all day. Please advise if I need to put down or if they'll live an ok life.
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    Review by 'Chicken_Mamma1979' in article 'Reasons for Tossing Out Your Indoor Brooder and Start Raising Your Chicks Outdoors'

    I just got chickies and this was wonderful and helpful! I really appreciated you tossing out temperatures for reference. That helped a lot as to when to try this out and purchase chicks. I also liked your ideas and your set up. Very au natural and ecosystem friendly. Bravo!
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    Low down on vaccinations

    I'm new and have 4 chicks, but have heard of things like Gumboro, Newcastle disease, some other diseases and some different vaccines that can be admintered throughout their growth into adulthood. But, do I need to vaccinate for all of this? What are the most logical vaccines for a small backyard...
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