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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Thanks ya'll. I've decided to purchase a Cozy Legs 100 watt flat panel heater to install in my coop. Energy efficient and won't burn my birds if they touch it. That and the fluorescent tube light on the ceiling of the coop, on a timer, should do the trick, and get them thru the negative temps...
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    7 week old Buff Orpy with blood on nostril

    I was wondering if this is something I need to be concerned about? My 17 year old daughter noticed this morning that one of our 7 week old Buffs had a spot of blood at one of its nostrils. Other than monitoring to see if it persists, anyone know if there could be an issue? It could just be a...
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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Thanks, that info certainly helps. I figured that as long as I keep them out of the wind chill, they should be okay. I was wondering if I should add a heat source, like a low wattage panel heater in their coop, but from what you are saying, maybe not needed. I did mount a fluorescent on a timer...
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    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I know this is an old thread, but hoping someone will respond to my post here. My wife and have never before raised chickens, but we decided a few months ago to purchase 15 Buff Orpington chicks online. Through some research, I read that Orpys are cold weather birds. That is one of the main...
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    New from Pinedale, WY

    One more question. Maybe I need to find the thread on Orpingtons, but does anyone know what are the lowest temperatures Orpys can handle, and still keep laying eggs? I know they are cold weather birds, but just curious as to how low of temps have been known to thrive in?
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    New from Pinedale, WY

    Thanks everybody, and yes, I've already found someone who lives in here WY north of me, and she is already being very helpful. Great site! And thanks for the info on the panel heater issue. I think I may try to find a panel heater with a lower wattage rating. I'm also thinking of using canvas...
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    New from Pinedale, WY

    I just purchased a DeLonghi micathermic flat panel radiator heater at Amazon for about $85. I was going to mount it inside of the coop. I took it out of the box and I am now testing it in my daughter's bedroom. It seems to radiate a good bit of heat, even at the 750W setting. I am a bit...
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    New from Pinedale, WY

    Hello, glad to be a new member to this forum. From the looks of it, there appears to be a great deal of knowledge here. My wife and I are fairly new to this geographical location, only having lived here now since 2012. What we now know for certain is that it gets ridiculously cold during the...
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