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    The first WINTER - ventilation, heating?

    I know this question has been asked before, so bear with me. With no heat in the coop, do people use heated water bowls in the winter or just remove the ice everyday and add fresh water? We give them fresh water everyday, but not always in the morning. My son does it after school.
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    Is this Frostbite? How to Treat?

    One of our White Leghorns has black spots on the side of her face. The temp last night was -15 degrees F. How should we treat her? We have heat lamp in the coop and there is some ventilation. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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    Chickens trying to roost in one nest box

    This is our first year raising chickens and we started with twelve hens. We built a nice size coop with two roost sticks up high and a ten place nest box (five on top- five on bottom). The problem is that at night about six chickens try to squeeze into one nest box. Some are in forward and some...
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