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    Are my chickens ok in this awful cold??

    Thanks for the tips! The small coop has a vent above and below the roost allowing for circulation but not a draft. The shed, I had thought before, had too much ventilation but I'm thinking that may be a good thing. They have always been kept out of the wind and dry. The shed is tall enough and...
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    Are my chickens ok in this awful cold??

    Thanks for the tips! I do not have a temp/humidity gage. It has good ventilation, in both the shed and smaller coop inside the shed. They don't seem to mind the snow during the day. The coop is dry and I change their bedding quite often. I have started to just put them in the smaller coop at...
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    Are my chickens ok in this awful cold??

    I have read that a heater in your chicken coop is a bad idea for several reasons. I live in South Dakota where it can get down to -20 some days/nights. I have the girls in a metal shed, so there is plenty of ventilation but there is no insulation (it's cold in there!) It shields them from the...
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    Weird soft shell egg hanging out of vent????

    This evening when I got home my Gabby girl had this bazar looking egg with no shell hanging out of her cloaca. I believe there was another piece to it I wasn't able to see before she ate it (ugh). It looks as though there is a pool of yolk on the floor of the coop. Is it a shell less egg? Should...
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    Hen acting crazy!

    My Buff hen started laying about a week ago with no problems and very little behavior besides a bit of singing. One of my barred rock hens, I suspect, is about to start laying but her behavior is so weird and I'm not sure it's normal? Screaming loudly, pacing from coop to nesting box to roof of...
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    Egg Care

    Hi everyone! My girls just started laying and my daughter and I are super excited. Just a few questions about the eggs: how long are they good for on my counter/in the roost? Basically, not refrigerated. Also, should I rinse them with cold water? If you have any other tips, please let me know...
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    New Chicken Mom!

    Thanks everyone! We have 3 barred rocks, 1 australorp and 1 Buff Orpington.
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    New Chicken Mom!

    My name is Michelle and my daughter and I are having so much fun with our new girls. We have 5 hens that we got about a month ago. They are about 9 weeks old and I'm learning as I go!
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    Limping hen

    My husband thought it would be a good idea to let my dog on the chain while the girls were grazing today. They are about 9 weeks old. I wasn't there to see it happen but my daughter was carrying one of them and it flew from her arms and my dog lunged at her. I don't know if he got her or she...
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