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    First Time Poster/Looking for Hot Weather Tips

    I let my chickens out of their chicken yard during the day and they have lots of acreage to visit and lots of shade. I am running a fan in my coop and I put out fresh water in 2 areas every day. HOwever, we've had 1-1/2 weeks of heat over 100 degrees and no rain. Over the last week, I've had...
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    27 Hens and 0 eggs

    GOod info, everybody. I am having the same problem. 9 hens, averaging 5 eggs a day and now I'm down to 1. This just started last week, and it started to cool off about that time. Also, because of work requirements, I've been spending less time at home so I don't see them in the morning...
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    Egg laying dwindling?

    I'm having the same problem. I allow my chickens out during the day, but they always have access to pellets. They don't seem to be eating the pellets, but they have a lot of area to move around so I've been assuming they're eating the bugs. In the last week, I've moved down from 5 eggs a day...
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