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    Molting...HELP!!!

    They normally eat a layer feed (purina) but switched to nature wise feather fixer.
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    Molting...HELP!!!

    My chickens are molting and havnt layed any eggs in at least a month. They rarley leave the henhouse (because it is very cold where i live) and They dont eat or drink as much as they used to. They hardly touch their food. Is there somthing Im doing wrong? Iv been giving them a higher protein...
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    No eggs for 2 weeks! Help!

    Also will the be colder in the winter with not as many feathers? How can I help them?
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    No eggs for 2 weeks! Help!

    Can I give them anything to suppliment and help them molt??
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    No eggs for 2 weeks! Help!

    My girls are 1 1/2 years old and recently all three of them have stopped laying eggs all together. Nothing has changed in their diet (they still eat a layer feed and get oyster shell and chicken grit) and also get scratch corn as a treat. They are free range. Iv looked all over the yard for a...
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    Chicken gone broody. Help

    She has sense made a new nest somewhere else in the yard im assuming because she dosnt return to the coop at night anymore and i only see her out when shes eating ect. i have yet to find her new nest though. We have alot of places in our yard where she could hide it but iv been looking. Would...
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    Chicken gone broody. Help

    For a while now iv been noticing that one of my three chickens hasnt been laying an egg every day in the nesting box like the other two. I recently discovered her sitting on a nest of 6 eggs in our wood pile in the yard. I waited until she left then i took the eggs out and made it so she couldnt...
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    Replacing a chicken in the flock

    So long story short someone broke into my locked back yard and stole my favorite chicken yesterday night. I know this because the lock was cut and she was missing out of the completly closed off run. We are very sad but we do need to eventually replace her because we do need the eggs. After...
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    Ice crystals in the coop?

    It is smaller, but honestly im not sure what a dollhouse coop is
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    Ice crystals in the coop?

    Everything had been fine untill just a week ago I added some insulation to what I though was an opening near the roof that could cause a draft. I just went out there a minute ago and removed it. Maybe adding that is what caused the ventilation problem. Im hoping that now that I took out that...
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    Ice crystals in the coop?

    ok thankyou! maybe i got a little carried away with making it "draft free". Im just confused on how to get good ventilation withought letting in a draft. Any tips on how to do this?
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    Ice crystals in the coop?

    I have a small chicken coop with three chickens in it in my backyard. Today, when i went to feed them this morning I looked inside the coop and noticed small ice crystals formed on the walls and ceiling of the coop. The temprature did drop to -11 last night, but they seemed just fine, maybe a...
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    Question about cold

    Will it be ok to keep my 3 chickens outside in -18 weather with 12mph wind? They have a coop that is draft free yet ventialted, however usually they prefer to stay outside in the wind and i worry about that. Should I bring them in or keep them out?
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    Snow

    Mine dont mind the snow or wind at all! No matter what the weather, given the opportunity, they will be pecking around in the snow, wind, rain or sleet like its nothing. Worries me sometimes
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    3 chickens in -20 degree weather and colder?

    wow yeah 9 degrees is warm for us! its was so cold everyone was doing that boiling water trick where you throw boiling water in the air and it flash freezes! We are suppost to go up to 40 degrees by sunday. Its crazy to go from -35 to 40 in just a week!
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