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    Hello, I live in Arizona. This is my second year of having chickens.

    We have had nighttime temperatures down to 23 degrees this winter. The large suspended heat plate comes on at 35 degrees and then shuts off when the temperature gets back up to 45 degrees. It gives me confidence the adult hens will be comfortable in freezing temperatures. I think they are happy...
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    Hello, I live in Arizona. This is my second year of having chickens.

    Yes, the coop is predator-proof. The only predators we've had so far are the flying type and the coop is definitely safe from them. The hens free range during the warm part of the day, but we have a lot of large mature trees which helps protect them. I often put them in the fenced-in part of...
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    Need advice please new to owning chickens

    You have a really nice set up in your coop. I am curious how a heated water bowl in the coup causes frostbite. I put one large one in the coop and it hasn't been a problem yet. The chickens prefer to drink water from their outside waterer, but we don't have a run. The chickens are free range...
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    Hello, I live in Arizona. This is my second year of having chickens.

    This is my second year keeping chickens. Last year I started with 4 and lost two to predators. I still have a Delaware named Babushka and a Saphire Gem named Bluebelle. I got four chicks 6 weeks ago--one Buff orpington and two California Whites. These chicks are growing and developing much...
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