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    Blue Silkie Rooster x Paint Pearl Hen

    Oh thank goodness i found this thread. I got 6 smokey pearl at TSC spontaneous buy this year and was beginning to panic as face and combs are very pale pink but from this i think were good. They're not of laying age adults yet so i wont fear something's wrong lol
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    Mixing Ages of Chicks

    Thank you so much for your response and the link to the other thread! Seems I only have 1 older Hen after all so she will be alone with the littles so thinking that will help as well
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    Mixing Ages of Chicks

    Ok so I have 6 - three week old chicks, 2 or 3 are hens, which i am keeping, the remaining Roosters are going to a friend who has a farm, I just hatched out 14 new babies today. I want to wait about a week and then move the new chicks - hens and 1 Roo in with the older hens so that I don't have...
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    Growing out Roosters

    New rooster mom here. We have been hatching out eggs this year to increase our flock, we will be keeping one rooster with the girls but the others we will grow out and cull for meat. My question is this, if we build a grow out pen for the roosters and have various age roosters together...
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    Which incubator would you recommend.... I

    I do have a TSC near me. Guess we know where I'm headed after work today. Have you used more than once and have you had any humidity issues with that model?
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    Which incubator would you recommend.... I

    I have searched through the threads here and narrowed down what is locally available to me to grab today. I started my eggs 4 days ago in a Kebonnixs 12 egg incubator. Before the eggs were in the humidity was great, now I can barely keep it above 45%. Was going to get a better model, have it...
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    Broody Golden Comet with no Rooster

    Thanks so much, I can make her a pen where she is now that'll keep the others out. Luckily cold spell is breaking this week so will be easier to get to her area and clean once ice is gone too. I found a local source for hatching eggs, grabbed an incubator and going to put 3 or so with her to...
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    Broody Golden Comet with no Rooster

    I have a Broody Golden Comet. At first I thought she was just cold or ill, but nope she is Broody. We got the eggs from under her and today I went out and she's sitting on more today. When I tried to get them she went mad! Mind you we have NOOO Rooster so it's not like they can hatch...
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    Chickens won't go into Coop at Night

    Yes we are not seeing either, no mice and it was just thoroughly cleaned
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    Chickens won't go into Coop at Night

    A couple days ago when I was out of town my daughter found a snake in the coop. She removed said snake and all was fine the first night, then last night the girls all boycotted the coop, refused to go in at bedtime and choose to sleep in the run. We are fairly secure, not many night predators...
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    Do I need heat?

    I have to chuckle as I think sometimes my chickens aren't that smart when I see them out in cold, wind and rain.... hahaha There is definitely good ventilation. I may just worry too much
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    Do I need heat?

    Added location, SW MO, 6 birds, over 1 sf of ventilation, lightly insulated roof, probably about 24sf of space, its 4x6 with 2 roosting bars, than the nesting area is a off to the side, I would get photos except I'm currently working.. So can't get them till later.. Its a fully sealed coop...
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    Do I need heat?

    I figured a couple hours outside would be good, I am going to cover their run with straw today so they have something under their feet other than the frozen 11 degree ground currently
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    Do I need heat?

    There are vents along the roof line of the coop. They are Golden Comets so not extremely fragile
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    Do I need heat?

    It has vents across the top at the roof level, those are not blocked and a good size, its protected from wind on most side due to there outbuildings. I'm gonna try and make/add a water heater after work today and increase their layer of bedding/straw in the bottom. I only lost 1 degree last...
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