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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    That’s good to hear!
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    That’s why I have my guard chickens on duty
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    Humidity is 57% outside right now
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    Update. It’s mid day and 3 degrees in coop. Chickens seem OK.
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    Great point! Warmer I’m sure. The lamp is at the top of the coop. They are closest when on their roosts. Now is 5 degrees in there and they were roaming around inside and eating not as close as they could be to the heat source.
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    So is the concession so far that they will be fine? Coop is well ventilated, Water is heated. Food is good. but I not have another heat source. Weather breaks in 2 days!
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    Freaking out about Chicago record breaking cold

    My 3 yr old chickens are in a coop. It’s -25 actual temperature outside now and I have a heat lamp in the coop for my 4 chickens (Barnivelder,Orpington, and Cocomorans). The coop is decent plywood construction and dry. With the heat lamp it is holding at just 3 degrees inside. They have heated...
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    Hen losing weight and isolated

    There are 3 hens and 1 rooster in a 36'ft walk in coop plus a 150'ft run and occasionally free ranged. The hen still looks thin her feathers are all in. She is eating and drinking but one of the hens in particular will peck at her if she gets close to the others or tries to get on the roost at...
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    Hen losing weight and isolated

    Our lavender Orpington within the last 2 weeks has moved from top roost at night to middle roost below the 3 other chickens, to now sleeping in a nesting box. She just had new feathers grow in and looks good except for being thinner and seems to have the same friendly personality with people...
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    thanks
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    thank you. Very helpful.
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    Thanks
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    Thanks
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    Should I Worry that this is a worm in my eggs?

    I found these in my eggs this morning. We have hens and a rooster. I've never noticed before. Should I worry that these are worms? Eggs are 2 weeks old and stored in refrigerator. In the egg white there is a whitefish blob with a reddish brown dot in it, pulling the reddish brown dot away from...
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    treatment cure or comfort for non-Mareks Reproductive cancer

    And another 10 days has passed and she still seems about the same, somewhat lethargic but eating and going outside with the other chickens but for not as long and she's not very active. She's sleeping at night in a nesting box.
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