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French Blue Copper Marans Cockerel looking for his own flock of ladies to protect. Family raised, parents on premises. Located southeast Pennsylvania (19438).

After the awful winter we just had, I as wondering if anyone is using heat tape inside their coop? My thought was to using it under the sand which on the floor. That way the girls would get a little radiant heat when it was really, really cold. Wouldn't it be safer than a heat lamp? Any thoughts??

I currently have a small flock (7 hens and 3 roosters) which will be expanding very soon to a total of 18. My girls are now housed in a coop with a large run, but with the addition of the new peeps, the coop will be way to small. Also on the property is a bank barn which has a dirt floor and...

Last spring I attempted my first incubated hatch. Of 14 eggs, 6 hatched. Two peeps died within three days, leaving me with 4 sweet healthy peeps who have since grown into 4 very handsome roos. So, was I unlucky not to have at least one hen in the hatch? Or, did I do something wrong re: heat or...