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    Two weeks old and trying to fly

    Okay we are in part of a pickle I guess you could say. We have 10 baby chicks they are now a week and a half to two weeks old. They have almost flown out of the brooder. We do have a cover on it with mesh and stuff so normally they can't get out but I mean we just were reaching in to take care...
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    Heatplate question

    Ok. I have had the chicks for 5 days so they are a week old. We have the heat plate at an angle. Should they be able to stand under the plate on one side or should they need to bend over some to get in? They seem to be ok as they are active and come and go from the plate and do not huddle...
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    4 day old chicks

    We have 10 - 4 day old chicks my wife saw what she feels is runny poop, I guess poop with no form. We have no idea which chick. All of them eat and are hyper active. Their feathers are coming in fast and they all are growing in proportion with each other. They also were vacinated for maricks...
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    How many chickens in this coop ( chicken math on steroids)

    Ok, so the coop is 32 sq feet so technically 8 standard chickens. By adding the poop shelf I gain a second layer of about 16 sq. feet. So here is the math. If I close the area under the shelf off for storage I only have 16 sq feet of floor space but the coop is 32 sq feet, or if I leave it open...
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    First Coop Started Finally

    Well, it has started. My wife and I decided to get chickens we started out with four then we heard this thing called chicken math and it's true my wife is now at 10 chickens. We got the slab poured last week.
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    Preditor proof or over kill. Time sensitive pouring slab tomorrow.

    I understand the concept of putting a 24" buried barrior around the chicken run. However, my coop is 4x8 and sits on a 4x8 slab. Do I need to do something around the areas the the run and coop meet? Or do I need to just put it all around the concrete slab so that can't burrow under the slab? I...
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    New to Chickens

    Hello all, we are near Disneyland and want to supply eggs for 3 households. Any suggestions, advise or pics of setups would be great. We are looking at an area of grass put thinking of pouring a slab for them. Thank you
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