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    Help! Supplemental light didn't come on for 2 days... no eggs for over a week?!

    I have about a dozen layers. They range from Black Australorps, Buffs, Reds, EE's, Wellies, Golden Laced, and Barred rocks. We have used an incandescent rope light above the roost that is on a timer and it worked great last winter. We are in Central PA. We had 8 eggs and the next day we had...
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    Parasites! Confused! Please help!

    We started raising our girls last year. I started with 4, and chicken math... well, we have 16 now. Half of the flock is a year old, and the other half are 3 months. The "old" girls are missing feathers, have red, painful looking backs, and I'm pretty sure they have mites or lice. They weren't...
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    Not sure if I have this winterizing thing right or not. First winter with chickens... Suggestions?

    We built a new coop and run this year. We have 8 large birds (4 Black Australorps, 2 RIR's and 2 Buff's) with room to add 8 more in the Spring (at least). I get confused with regards to how much air movement is too much versus keeping a coop warm. I'm NOT heating my coop and it is a decent size...
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    Yes, another heat light question from a Newb

    My main question pertains to heat. I plan on NOT heating our coop this winter (our first winter with the girls). Last year was historically cold and this summer and fall have also already been on the chilly side (Pennsylvania). I have a metal covered light fixture in the top of the coop (it's an...
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    Newb and don't know what's wrong with my Australorp!

    I have 4 black australorps, 2 RIR's and 2 Buffs. Two of my Australorps aren't laying yet and two have been laying for over 2 months! They are 32+ weeks old. My concern is one doesn't visibly appear healthy in the combs and such. Should I be concerned? I have one other Australorp who IS laying...
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    Another roosting bar question! Building our coop...

    We have black australorps. We are building our coop and it is 6x10 right now (and about 5 1/2' tall). Question is, I want to use roosting bars all at the same level and also think I will be putting in a droppings board underneath. The nesting boxes are 18" off the ground. I plan on putting the...
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