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    Rooster damaging wingbones

    My roo is 1 year old and over the last month has caused significant damage to first the backs of seven of my twenty six hens (I then put on hen saddles) then to the wings where they attach to the body. These areas are red and raw. I put on wing protectors and they are useless. And were...
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    2015 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

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    Is there a downside to putting a light in the coop for the winter months?

    I have a light that comes on at 6am and goes off at 9am. I keep my hens in two stables at night (daytime free range) with an interconnecting petdoor left open, they roost in one stable and lay eggs in their nesting boxes in the other although there are roosts in both stables. I do make sure...
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    Is there a downside to putting a light in the coop for the winter months?

    Thank you for this information.
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    Is there a downside to putting a light in the coop for the winter months?

    Thank you for that!
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    Is there a downside to putting a light in the coop for the winter months?

    Wow, interesting comments. I put lights on at 6am and get about 3 - 4 eggs a day from my 15 mixed heritage hens in winter - I also have a couple of red light heatlamps in the stable on all night when it's well below freezing (I am in Canada) because my rooster has an enormous comb (also coat...
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    Can a Dog Catch Diseases From a Backyard Flock?

    My Belgian Shepherd puppy got sick with Guardia and I have free range chickens. There is little doubt that she got it from the chickens as she eats the chicken poop she comes across - if she gets a chance, whereas my other two dogs are fine. But they don't eat the poo!
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