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    Chicken no longer laying eggs after getting sick

    Thank you for taking the time to respond. Do you have any thoughts on whether giving her more calcium would be worth a try or not really?
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    Chicken no longer laying eggs after getting sick

    She is active, eating and drinking as normal and seems healthy as ever. She has always been a bit of a loner at times but joins in with the flock and at night on the roosting bar in the coop.
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    Chicken no longer laying eggs after getting sick

    Hello, I have an amberlink that is 3 years old and she has layed an egg almost every day until recently. Two months ago, during an extreme 10 day cold stretch in winter in MN, she became lethargic and was laying under directly under the heat lamps, while the others were fine. We moved her into a...
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    Heat Lamp & Cold Weather

    Great information, Thank You all! It is lights out tonight at 6pm then. Regarding or mix of eight, we have two Wyandotte, 2 Isa, 2 Amberlink, and 2 Buff Orphington. Any thoughts about the mix regarding behaviors clashes to watch for? Our other Wyandotte is really mellow but kinda standoff-ish...
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    Heat Lamp & Cold Weather

    Thanks for the input from everyone! I do have the lamps secured so as to not fall into the shavings and have KFC instead of eggs.. Regarding behavioral issues, we had a serious issue with one of our Blue Wyandottes. She went after an Isa and bit off half her comb, took me almost an hour with...
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    Heat Lamp & Cold Weather

    Hello, first time chicken owner here and we live in Minnesota where temps in Winter can range from 35 to -20 degrees and need some advice for wintering them. We have 8 chicken in a 10' x 6' x 6' tall coop and I have 3 heat lamps that I have had on almost the entire time, 24-7. After reading some...
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