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Post-hatch, What To Do with broody hen & chicks?
We had a hen go broody right before we had to kill our sole rooster Big Shot due to unnecessary roughness. The last clutch of def fertile eggs hatched on June 26; four out of seven survived. We have kept our broody hen with the chicks separated from the general population to keep the chicks...- Lemonpuss
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- Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
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Do We Need to Heat an Insulated Coop in Zone 5?
I just created a profile with lots of pictures of our set up. Hopefully you can see it to use as a reference point for my questions. I've been reading conflicting information. We have a 10' x 12' shed in which we house our chickens; 8x10' of it is coop, the remaining 4x10' is storage. Before...- Lemonpuss
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance