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    Heat lamp thoughts!

    I live in Canada, (2 hours north of Toronto), we have been getting temperatures of -17oC plus windchill making it feel like -35oC (you can check the oF translation - the suffice it to say it's cold!) My silly girls are also moulting, all 5 of them. I have always had a red heat lamp hanging...
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    Comment by 'jessthemess' in article 'Backyard chicken bliss'

    Thank you! We will be expanding out flock a bit in the spring so we get some extra eggs to give away. I was surprised how much our egg consumption went up with the increased availability!!
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    Backyard chicken bliss

    Here are some photos from our coop build. We started out with an amazon build-it coop which quickly deteriorated (like 6 weeks!) while my hens were busy outgrowing it. My handy hubby started on this baby and it got done just in time: Cost: $1000 easy Climate: Near Barrie, Ontario, CANADA...
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    Vertical (gravity) vs. horizontal (spring loaded) watering nipples

    I have horizontal watering nipples screwed into a 3" PVC pipe in which I have put a aquarium tank heater. I had one nipple ice up on the outside in our recent -10 oC weather and only the top nipple worked (it was directly across from the heater) I am now adding a infared lught bulb beside the...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    First eggs! 2 in one day from red-sex links who are 20 weeks and 4 days old. They used the nest boxes with golf balls. We are so proud!!
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    Vertical (gravity) vs. horizontal (spring loaded) watering nipples

    I am in Canada and I'm having trouble sourcing the horizontal nipples. Can anyone help? I would like to buy 5. I looked up Rich386 on ebay and he only ships to the US :(
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