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    White patches on ears - disease?

    My one year old EE hen has white patches on her ears. Is this a disease?
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    Eggs frozen, thawed, and frozen again

    Hi. We found a nest with 27 eggs. I’m wondering if they are safe to eat if they were frozen, thawed and then frozen again? We had very cold weather, then mild, then very cold again. None of the eggs are cracked. Thank you in advance for your insight. :)
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    -23C. Put on heat lamp?

    It’s -23C tonight. My coop is not insulated. It is well vented, and has lots of wood chips and straw. Should I put the heat lamp on? I’m nervous about it being a fire hazard, but am equally nervous about it being too cold for my birds...
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    Cold snaps - coop too small?

    We have five Ameraucana hens and five guinea fowl (three females and two males). Our coop is 8’x6’ (8’ high). There is an attached, fully enclosed pen, that is also 8’x6’. They typically free range all day, save for days like this, where it is -14C. The pen is wrapped in plastic (not airtight)...
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    Chicken laying on coop floor

    How do I get the chickens to lay their eggs in the nesting boxes? Only one out of our five Ameraucanas has started to lay, and she’s making a nest on the coop floor...
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    Intro

    Hi. I am new to raising chickens. We have five Ameraucana hens that we got as day olds on May 26th, 2018. That same day, we got day old guinea fowl keets (five also). My family and I love our little flock. Backyard chickens is always where I go to look up information. I’m excited to be a member...
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    Roof vents

    My husband installed two roof vents on our 8x6 coop (8 ft high). These roof vents are the kind you would find on a house. Is this sufficient venting for a coop? Or, do you need open grates at the top of the walls, to let air really flow/move? Thank you in advance for your insight. :)
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