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    Dual Temperature Regulated Thermostat for Water and Heat Bulb?

    I was wondering if anyone has had luck automatically controlling two things: 1. Heated waterer 2. Heat bulbs. We are in Minnesota so winters can get pretty cold. I don't like the run the heat lamps unless it gets down to about 10-15 degrees but don't want to keep manually plugging or...
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    Help me ID white specks on chicken comb

    Anyone know if this is something to be concerned about? Bumps are raised and oblong, and seem pretty secured to comb. Have not found any picks of spots that look quite like this after some searching.
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    Lumpy egg diagnosis

    Late this past summer our oldest hen (welsummer) stopped laying. She was a very consistent layer for 2 years straight and we figured she just was ready for a break. She has not laid any eggs since. Then our other 3 hens (1.5 years) stopped laying as well in September, but they were obviously...
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    Who laid this egg?

    I have 3 young hens (approximately 5 months old): a speckled sussex, a Buff orpington and an Easter Egger. I also have a 1.5 y/o welsummer who has been laying lovely brown speckled eggs consistently. The other day we got a light-colored, speckled egg that was definitely a different color than...
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    Speckled Sussex, pullet or cockerel?

    I posted this on a different "guess the gender" thread and got 2 conflicting answers, so I'm starting a new one to see if I can get a more definitive guess. This little "lady" is nearly 16 weeks old and just sprouted a lovely, giant green tail feather. I have not heard any crowing, and her comb...
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    Rooster suddenly pale and bloody feces

    Hey guys, I picked up this little rooster (he is about 4 months old) locally last week. He was raised in a closed coop with 3 other chicks and they never had any health problems. We currently have him quarantined from the rest of our flock. We went out of town for the weekend and last night the...
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    Adding hens and rooster from different sources

    Hello, We are on our second year of backyard-chickening, and sadly lost half of our flock this week due to a crafty fox that snatched up our hens while they were free-ranging. We currently have 3 pullets (4 mo old) and a 1-year old hen left. Our #1 hen was unfortunately one of the casualties...
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