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    Gender or color guesses please? Wheatan/Blue Wheatan Ameraucana chicks

    Thank you for this post! I currently have 5 Wheaten Ameraucana chicks (3.5 weeks old) and the pictures are great in helping me sex them. Any updated pictures?
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    Moving unhatched eggs from under a broody hen to an incubator

    She is tiny!! Question: Does it mean that limiting my Silkie/Leghorn cross to 4-6 large fowl egg was too conservative?
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    Moving unhatched eggs from under a broody hen to an incubator

    And about the picture, what size hen did you have to cover all those eggs!!!
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    Moving unhatched eggs from under a broody hen to an incubator

    Thank you for the answer!
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    Moving unhatched eggs from under a broody hen to an incubator

    I have a broody hen sitting on 4 eggs at the moment. Today is day 3. I was wondering if new eggs could be added to the broody hen with the newer unhatched eggs being placed into an homemade incubator for the last 3 days when the broody hen will leave the nest... Granted, not the best idea...
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    What is considered cold climate?

    My 5 chickens are living in an insulated non-heated 4x3 coop. I simply shut the door at night and have a small open vent that enables the humidity to escape. We hit -13F last night, not counting the wind chill factor. This morning, all chickens went outside to eat and drink water... and then...
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    Winter coop in Quebec

    I am very glad to hear that some chickens enjoy the outdoors at winter as much as mine do! They did molt a lot a month back but have grown their feathers since. But the molting never stopped them from going outside or laying eggs. It goes against a lot of threads I have read and I am still...
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    Winter coop in Quebec

    Thank you for your reply. I could open up the little hinged door near the peak. It is south facing and located at the far end from where the birds sleep. I can also control the size of the opening. My only remaining question would be as to whether or not I should let the girls out on those...
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    Winter coop in Quebec

    Hello all, This is my first winter with chickens. I live in Quebec where the weather at winter is usually fairly cold. I built a 3x4 partially insulated coop (roof and walls are insulated but the doors are not). We currently have 4 production red and one Pheonix hens. After reading some...
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