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    Advice on bears?

    anyone have fool-proof deterents for bears? We lost our girls to a bear about a month ago. Tipped over our very heavy hen house and killed half of them the 1st night, and then did the same, ripping the padlocked door off the hinges the second night. No more chickens. Not even a scrap left...
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    Is my hen broody or sick?

    We have a Buff Orpington which has been very subdued the last 3-4 days. She stays in the nest box all day and night but she is not laying. We have taken her out and put her on the ground to see if she is moving ok (whcih she seems to) and eventually she will get up and walk around for a while...
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    Heating the hen house in the winter

    Thanks everyone! You've all been really helpful. I think I've decided not to heat, but will have a back up for emergenceies as suggested. We live in northern VT. It does get very cold but clearly some of you live in regions as cold or colder. The girls do have a nice, new hen house we...
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    Heating the hen house in the winter

    Hello all - total newbie here. We have just 4 chickens, about 6 months old now (no eggs yet), and I'm starting to wonder about heating our hen house. We live in zone 3/4 and while the late fall has been fairly mild, it is going down to the teens tonight and winter will be with us till late...
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