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    A little worried about the coming wind chills

    Wow it stayed at 28! That’s amazing… my coop I feel might be too big for the amount of chickens I have. And maybe that’s why it got so cold…It’s partially insulated but it’s a walk-in coop about 6x10. I have 6 hens… we are going to work on fully insulating it this spring. My automatic door...
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    A little worried about the coming wind chills

    My coop got down to 3 but the girls are up and at it this morning, tough birds!
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    A little worried about the coming wind chills

    I’m in the same boat right now and I’m not sure what to do!! My thermometer is reading 18 in the coop… I have a radiant heater too, but I don’t think it will be able to keep up with these temps (I’m in Massachusetts). If anyone has an idea of what temperature is too cold I would appreciate it...
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    Jumping worms...

    Update: so after digging around this morning I did find one jumping worm. It took me a little bit to find... does one mean an infestation? Still hoping someone out here has more info on if it's safe for chickens to eat them.
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    Jumping worms...

    Thank you for your response! I would never introduce jumping worms, and to be honest I'm not sure if I actually do have them. I will have to investigate further when I get home. I did notice the last time I let them out they caught numerous worms without trying much. So it got me thinking I...
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    Jumping worms...

    Thanks for the info, my concern is more about heavy metals from ingesting jumping worms not a parasitic problem.
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    Jumping worms...

    So are jumping worms bad for chickens? I'm not entirely sure I have them but I do let my flock out from time to time and they seem to catch quite a few worms. There is very little info out there, one article says that they may store heavy metals in their bodies and the chickens can pass it to...
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    At what age did your barred rock start laying??

    Yes last week they started laying. We are getting 2 to 3 a day. So I dont think all 6 are laying yet. We got ours at tractor supply. Fingers crossed yours will soon!
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    22 week old barred rocks

    Good!! Yes but I cant really tell them apart. 😂
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    22 week old barred rocks

    Thank you I thought so! No it was on fb...
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    22 week old barred rocks

    Heres all the photos I have
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    22 week old barred rocks

    I bought 6 pullets and recently posted a picture of them and someone insisted I had some roosters. What do you think. I thought they were all hens.
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    At what age did your barred rock start laying??

    Good to know! I actually switched them to layer feed, then read that you shouldn't until they lay so switched back to grower....
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    At what age did your barred rock start laying??

    Here is a pic of some of them
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    At what age did your barred rock start laying??

    My barred rock are about 22 weeks... I was hoping to have eggs by now. They are all large and healthy looking with red combs and wattles. When I Google it, it says 18-20 weeks. At what age did your barred rocks start laying, and any tips to get them going?
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