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    How to deal with h broody hen when it's cold?

    I have a BO entering her second broody week and I want to stop it. I thought the cold would do it but nope! So before what's worked is a broody cage for 3 days. But I can't do that as it's too cold for that, for her to not have body heat from the other hens at night.
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    First winter with chickens - egg laying drop off

    You would *think that they would moult Sep/Oct to be ready for winter - Not IN winter when it's already freezing temps. But that's what mine are doing too! :D
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    First winter with chickens - egg laying drop off

    Just a comment really. This is my first winter with chickens. I knew egg production lessened in winter but this is quite the drop off! 🤣 From 3 egg laying hens (also have 3 pullets). I'm getting MAYBE 1 egg every 4 or 5 days 🤣🤣 In summer I was pretty much 1 a day. Not really complaining. It is...
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    Always sleeping in nesting boxes

    No parasites, not broody, not low on the pecking order (the Wellsummers are). OK, I'll lift the roosts. The reason they are that high is that I read not to go very high for the BO's
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    Always sleeping in nesting boxes

    Yes they are. Probably twice the height.
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    Always sleeping in nesting boxes

    I have done this. But it involves me both blocking off every night and unblocking every morning which isn't always possible.
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    Always sleeping in nesting boxes

    Hi, I've had my flock for about 6 months now. And almost every single night (probably 85% of the time) one or two of the girls sleep in the nesting box/es I don't know why, and most of the time I will go in. Move them to the roost bar (a soft wood, rounded edge 3x2). And if it's dark of course...
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    Do I need to clean my chicken butt?

    OK dust bath is topped up with a bag of kiln dried sand and couple of big handfulls of DE. Lets see if they use it. I'll cut away the poop on her this weekend (joy of joys...)
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    Do I need to clean my chicken butt?

    Shhhh (She's my favourite). :D
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    Do I need to clean my chicken butt?

    hmm good point. They do but it's gotten a bit low recently and i've been meaning to top it up. I'll do that. I haven't seen them using it recently to be honest. As for when they free-range. I live on the west coast of Scotland (think pacific northwest climate) so it's rarely dry out! More mud...
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    Do I need to clean my chicken butt?

    Is this ok? She is very well in herself.
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    Is this moulting?

    Cooked chicken!! 😳 I'm not comfortable doing that. Bad things happen when species eat their own. I'll up her protein though 👌🏻
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    Official BYC Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coop?

    Suerly noone is cleaning the whole coop every single day? The amount of bedding you would go through!
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    DIY Smart Chicken Water Heater – Energy-Saving, Set-and-Forget! 🐔💡

    Winter’s on the way, and I wanted a way to stop my chickens’ water freezing without wasting electricity running a heater all day, or overheating the water. So I built a smart system that automatically turns the water heater on and off depending on the temperature — and it’s working brilliantly...
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    Is this moulting?

    Sorry for probably silly question. But it's my first autumn with hens! Is this normal moulting? She looks mad! My other BO doesn't look like this.
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