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    Looks like frostbite, down to -15 tonight. Should I move them into garage with heat?

    I should add that my garage is not heated or insulated, so its not typically much warmer if at all than the coop, and I would keep the heat lamp a few feet from the top of then crate, so it wouldn't be drastically warmer.
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    Looks like frostbite, down to -15 tonight. Should I move them into garage with heat?

    Thanks for your response, that's reassuring. I really had no intention of heating but then this weather has made me uneasy (it's not like I didn't see it coming). What about this comb though, does this look like frostbite? If so, wouldnt another -15 night make it worse?
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    Looks like frostbite, down to -15 tonight. Should I move them into garage with heat?

    I just realized i meant to put this in the Emergencies/Diseases/Injuries forum, hopefully i'll get some responses here. Also, forgot to note that they do have plenty of extra straw in their coop and run right now, but they are all still roosting as normal.
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    Looks like frostbite, down to -15 tonight. Should I move them into garage with heat?

    I'm in MN and in the middle of a cold snap. Today, we've had a high of -4, and it got down to -15 last night. It's supposed to dip down to -15 again tonight, with a high of 2 tomorrow, then H10/L -10 on Wed. All of my ladies seemed fine this morning, and although i initially wasn't going to...
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    Little Runt Chick Not Growing - What's the deal?

    Thanks for the link, that put me at ease a bit. The incessant chirping and low appetite drive is mostly what has me worried. I'll keep an eye on her for now, hopefully she'll just grow out of it.
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    Little Runt Chick Not Growing - What's the deal?

    I have a total of 5 chicks - my first 3 (Red Sex Link, California White, and RIR) that are now 2 weeks old, and 2 (barred rocks) that are 3 weeks old. I got the first 3 as day olds and the barred rocks were introduced to the others last week, when the BR's were 2 weeks old. I didn't realize...
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    Chicken coop floor in MN coop - DLM with raised? Wood? Dirt? What's best for snowy climates? Need de

    Hello, I have chicks arriving soon (my first, 3 total) and am planning to get started on my coop plans. I'd like to build a modified version of the Herb Garden Coop - http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Coop-Plans/Herb-Garden-Coop-Plans-4-chickens-p927.aspx. This comes with a raised...
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