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    Molting chickens + -30 windchills…

    Thanks for your help, everyone. I went ahead and put their big water and heated base in the coop with a bunch of food and treats they can wake up to tomorrow. Hopefully I won’t have to open the door at all. Good luck to everyone who’s facing the bitter cold!
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    Molting chickens + -30 windchills…

    Here is a pic from when we were still building it. We use deep litter with hemp, there are two roosting bars as well. I’m going to go out now and make sure they have food for tomorrow but I’ll have to take water out in the morning bc the big waterer that’s heated won’t fit in the coop.
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    Molting chickens + -30 windchills…

    Thank you for your reply. There’s no doubt they are molting. I was surprised at first when the first one went through it, but now all but one are molting in one way or another. Most are just losing some feathers, but three of them look pretty scraggly. And new feathers have grown in on the...
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    Molting chickens + -30 windchills…

    Thank you! Had to reply and let you know your username was my nickname growing up!
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    Molting chickens + -30 windchills…

    I am a new chicken mama, please don’t judge. I know a lot of people have been worried about the cold. I live in NW Georgia and it hasn’t gotten below 20 degrees yet, but tonight/tomorrow it’s supposed to be below 0 with -20 to -30 windchills. We built our coop, and it’s sturdy and well...
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    Hello! New chickie mama from GA!

    Hello! I got day old chicks in March and I LOVE them. We have 7, just our little backyard flock of egg layers. I’d love to have more someday, but we will have to move first. I’ve used the forum so much for advice and thought it was about time I actually created an account!
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