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    Is 3 chicks too few for brooder?

    I have a backyard coop with 5 hens, and would like to have a few more. Our village's maximum is 8, so I can't get more than 3. I know they need to crowd together for warmth,so am I asking for trouble raising only 3?
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    Did my chicken freeze?

    Last week the temps went down to 15 degrees, and in the morning, my RIR was dead on the floor of the run underneath the coop. There were no signs of stress or injury of any kind. I always check to see if they are all in the roost, but it is possible I counted them wrong and she was stuck...
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    Adding baby chicks to flock?

    I am going through my first winter as a chicken owner and recently lost a chicken, getting me down to 5 hens. We'd like to replace her with one or two more hens. My daughter's science class will be incubating chicks soon, and they offer the chicks to farmers or chicken owners after a few weeks...
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    First coop and run, , should we dig or use hardware cloth?

    We live in a suburban village and are the second family to raise chickens since changing the laws. We are getting ready to building the coop and run for 6 chickens. Our village is suburban, many dogs and cats on the street. We are in New York, don't normally see predators such as snakes foxes...
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