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    should I use heat lamp tonight?

    I would. If I do the temperature requirement math right at the 5 degree per week recommendation, they still need around 70-75 degrees. Better safe than sorry.
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    24 wk Buff Orp: Roo or just maturing?

    I have two buff's and one has larger waddle/comb and they are darker red, but both are girls. Both of them make all sorts of vocals for about 5 minutes after they lay.
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    Preparing for winter.....

    I live in michigan where our winters can get cold and I was wondering what to do to keep the heat on my coop this winter. During the day, I plan on having their door open and it seems to me, keeping the heat in would be difficult. I can't really afford an automatic door till maybe next year, so...
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    Feather plucking questions

    I started giving them some scrambled eggs yesterday and I'm going to get them back on mealworms starting tomorrow. I'm hoping its a protein thing and not a behavioral thing. The australorp is a good layer. It's been an hour and no other hen is even looking at the plucked hen, so it's confirmed...
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    Feather plucking questions

    My black australorp is plucking the butt feathers out of one of my light brahmas. It's only the one chicken going after her. Blukote doesn't work. This chicken just has it out for her. So far I have been quarantining the plucked hen, then today I locked up the australorp to give the brahma a...
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    Hen has injury to her comb

    After a night alone, she appears to be on the mend already. I let her out with the others, and no pecking as of yet. I will keep a close eye on them, but it appears to have healed enough to not draw attention. Chickens do heal fast!
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    Hen has injury to her comb

    I figured to remove her for a couple of reasons. Prevent further damage to her head and face, but also to calm her so her wound would clot. I'm going to flush her wound with veterycin tomorrow and continue quarantine. She will get some time out before I let the rest get out of their beds. She is...
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    Hen has injury to her comb

    I have a barred rock that found a way to injure her comb. At first the bleeding was minimal and blended with her comb. Not one of the other chickens noticed, so I figured it was ok. I went to check on the about 1.5 hours later to discover the others are now pecking at it. Very carefully, with...
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    Is this a Splash Cochin?

    My girl finished filling out her feathers, she is indeed a white Cochin
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    Medicated feed/layer feed

    I have read you want layers off medicated 4 months before they lay eggs. In other words, it sounds like if they get medicated, it has to be discontinued after 4 weeks of age. I am not 100% certain, read the article some months ago.
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    Nothing but dirt ... will my chickens be okay

    You can use a bird suet basket feeder when you give them their greens. Keeps better and doesn't get ruined quickly from the dirt.
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    My coop!

    Dimensions are 16x4x4
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    My coop!

    We have heavy duty rubber wheels on one end. Only a strong man can move it. He is retro fitting it with trailer jacks on a platform with the wheel underneath it so I just need to jack it up in 3 places and push. I need to move it every 3 days. Chickens eat the grass down quick, but they are...
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    My coop!

    I have 10 chickens.
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    My coop!

    My husband built this chicken tractor for the girls.
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