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    When to start heaters and heat lamps??

    We live in Minnesota and never put heat in our chicken coop in the winter. They need to grow extra feathers to keep warm, which they wouldn’t do if they had constant heat. If our electricity were to go out it could be fatal for our chickens, or at the very least they would suffer...
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    If you kept only one breed...

    For weather-hardiness and egg production we always get Barred Plymouth Rocks. We also get a second breed and over the years have been happy with Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons. This year we raised Cinnamon Queens along with the BPRs.
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    Seeking advice on mixing male meat chicks & female egg chicks

    Thanks for this info, junebuggena.
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    Seeking advice on mixing male meat chicks & female egg chicks

    Has anyone had experience with getting all male meat chicks along with female egg chicks? This spring we plan to get about 40 chicks - 30 meat chicks (probably Red Rangers) and 10 egg chicks. We noticed that the males chicks are almost $1 cheaper, but don't know how they will mix together...
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