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    humidity

    Hi. I am in MI. Last year it got mighty cold and my ladies got frostbite on their crowns...okay so here's the question. They perch on rafters where air comes in under eves(for vetilation) Their coop ..a 10x16 room has straw 2 bails thick on ground. Ive made lower roosts but they like the 2"...
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    Winter update

    CHECKING IN WITH ALLfellow Chicken caretakers. Hope everyone us fairing through this beast of a winter. Update...my ladies are still alive..mMr.Roo has calmed..guess he realizes his survival relies on my care of him..lol...Still getting eggs..at least 4 a day..My ladies are warming to my touch...
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    HOW DO I HATCH MY OWN CHICKS

    I was thinking to take some of my ladies eggs and making babies . How long do they incubate? What do I need to do? Will my ladies take it upon themselves to "brood " is it? Is brooding when they sit on a nest to hatch young? I am SO very new at this. My leghorns and Isa Browns are fairing...
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    feeding cooked cream of wheat.. Is it okay?

    I've been cooking cream of wheat for breakfast..thinking it's warmth and bulk would be good now that it's near freezing every night.is this okay?
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    winter and the ladies

    Okay folks. Need some help here. First winter right around the corner. Here are my concerns. My ladies and Mr Roo aren't too social with me. .at least they don't let me hold them. HOW THE HECK DO I GET VASILINE ON THIEM..SHOULD THEY NEED IT? They have a lovely 9x12 home. Plenty of rafters to...
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    Need help with roo

    Hello there.Have no idea where this will post or who will read this. I have 7 chick's and one rooster. .I raised them from 2 weeks old. They have a lovely home and all has gone quite well until Mr Roo.. my rooster attacked me a few days ago. Now he lundges at me when I near the pen and...
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