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    Molting now?

    It seems like the wrong time of year for my chickens to start molting but they are loosing feathers like crazy and notice major changes on back just before tail feathers. They didn't molt in the fall as they were too young and started laying in Nov/Dec. it has been warm off and on this month...
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    Heat and 3 week old chics

    Thank you. Got a watermelon this am had it in the freezer for about 5 hours and took it out to them waiting to see if they are interested. Also put a fan blowing on one end of the run.
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    Heat and 3 week old chics

    Thanks in advance for advice. I have three week old chics that are doing great in coop and run. We are having extreme heat right now and one of the things I read said frozen watermelon to help keep chickens cool but I've also read they are two young to introduce this. Looking for ways to keep...
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    Heat lamp in summer?

    Okay a follow-up question. We have been as high as 106 degrees during the day and mostly between 90-100 daytime and 65-73 at night. I have chics that will be two weeks old next year. Trying to figure out how and when to transition from indoor brooder box to outside coop. I had them out...
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    What do I need to do?

    I need to know if I need to do anything with baby chicks. A week ago I received 15 chickens and two days later 9 more. Until tonight all seemed great. I received one exotic chic that was smallest and found it dead. No past butt and had been doing fine until sometime after morning water...
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    In or out

    Soon to have new chicks and trying to decide if I should have them inside or outside. At night we get down to mid to low 60's and during the day mid to upper 90's. Not sure about maintaining temp with such a big range. Suggestions?
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