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I have 44 hens and 2 roosters and somewhere in the bunch, I have a chicken (hopefully only one) that has decided that it is a good idea to eat eggs.  I feed them layer crumble and supplement that with oyster shells (allot which they...
Well...in Oregon we don't have heat like that (at least not in the valley)....but we have had temps in the 90s and that is hot for here.
That's good to know.  I will get some fans for the chickens.  Here is a pic of my coop and you will see how the screens are all across the front (FACING WEST where the rain comes in) Thanks,
Do any of you put fans in your chicken coops when the weather gets hot.  We have been having a heat wave and my chickens are panting all of the time.  I was thinking of putting a fan or two in the coop for them.  Is this a...
I have 4 week old keets that are now with 5 and 7 week old chicks in a nursery in my chicken coop.  They have been there for about a week now and I am wondering at what point can I release them into the "general...
Unfortunately I don't have a basement and the crawlspace stays about as hot as the outside temp which these days is in the mid to upper 80s.
Hi All,I want to save up a weeks worth of eggs to hatch so I don't have a couple of eggs hatching every day for days if I were to put them in the incubator as I get them, but I know that the eggs need to be kept cool (around 55°) while...
Yesterday I made a "nursery" in the chicken coop  for the chicks and keets and put them in it.  I watched them and they are getting along great together.  They even sleep together.  I will keep am eye on...
Thanks...You should see his Mohawk now...it is allot bigger!  I seem to have a few other cockerels in the bunch of younger chicks.  They all look really good.I have a 16X16 covered pen for my poults.  I also clipped their...
I have 1 Narragansett and 5 Royal Palm turkey poults and they have outgrown their brooder.  I was wondering if I could put them outside in their pen at this point.  They are fully feathered and I can provide heat and shelter...
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