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    My three chickens are not eating, and it seems like it's been months

    I could use some advice. They stopped laying about four months ago and their food consumption dropped off. I figured it was molting. After a few weeks, I bought some fresh feed, which helped a bit, but now the fresher feed doesn't seem to interest them at all. They free range a few times a week...
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    What to feed when not free ranging?

    We decided to stop free ranging, mainly because of predators. What do I feed them beyond their standard feed and grit since now they are locked up all the time (though we may start giving them an hour or so of supervised ranging). We have just three birds. Is feed and grit enough with the...
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    Heat vs Darkness

    Now that the temp is below 10 degrees (and regularly below 0), I have put a light in the coop for some heat. I keep it on from dusk to dawn. However, I worry about the chickens not having any darkness. So, the question is which is more important? warmth below 10 degrees or darkness (having a...
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    • 0 degrees cold weather darkness heat light night very cold warmth zero degrees
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    Yet another question about chickens not returning to coop

    I have read the forums with regard to this question, and am still befuddled. I have three chickens, two Plymouth Rocks and one Australorp, who have a very nice coop sized for four. The coop and pen below the coop is clean and there are no red mites. I do not see any evidence of critters...
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    Hi from Northern Maine

    I have four chickens, australorps and plymouth rocks. I haven't raised chickens since I was a kid. I am enjoying them very much and learn a lot from the BYC site to help me raise them. Hope to continue to gain much knowledge from veterans and newbies alike.
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