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    Hens to give away! Can't keep through the winter!

    Wow - I guess I worried too much last winter! I just equate animal comfort to human comfort way too much! I kinda wondered if I was going overboard with my heat in the henhouse last winter when I would see the birds in and around the birdfeeder by my deck doing just fine with no shelter at all...
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    Hens to give away! Can't keep through the winter!

    Wow! Ok, I retract my offer of free chickens! I think I may need a few MORE chickens! My bedding last winter was only about 4 inches deep so I will put more bedding (I use pine bedding) and add a vent on the opposite wall of the henhouse! I will also get a ceramic bulb for my heat lamp (I had...
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    Hens to give away! Can't keep through the winter!

    Canada... how many hens do you have and what size is your henhouse? Do you think 11 hens in an 8x8 shed (ceiling is 6') was too many or maybe not enough?
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    Hens to give away! Can't keep through the winter!

    The chickens are 1 1/2 years old... the henhouse is 8 feet by 8 feet. The temps in the winter get to 30 below zero at times but usually around zero in the winter. I kept it warm last winter but had 11 hens. I had to run a heat lamp all winter to keep it up to above 30 degrees (barely). I also...
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    Hens to give away! Can't keep through the winter!

    I have two Araucauna, one red production and one white featherfoot banty to give away as I can't keep them through the winter. The heat lamp cost is too high and there are not enough chickens to keep the temp up in the henhouse! I live in Northwest MN (Hawley).
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    PECKING HELP FOR A NEWBIE please

    I have the exact same problem with my chickens! There is one chicken with perfect feathers. The other three have bald spots right in front of their tails, on their lower backs. I have tried bitter spray and thick ointment but nothing works. I have tried mixing game bird feed in with their...
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