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    Air quality alert! Will my chickens be ok??

    I have four sapphire gem chickens (a little over a year old) and we love in Philadelphia, PA. As I’m sure many other are, we are effected by the wild fire smoke blowing from Canada- in the last few days there have been air quality alerts and the air is kind of hazy and smells badly. I can’t...
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    How to keep my chickens warm and safe this winter!?

    Good Evening Y'all! I live in the PA suburbs outside Philly, and tonight the temp is going down to 20 degree's Ferenheit! The winter night will tend to be around this chilly but I need some advice on how to keep my 5 ladies (saphire gems and this is their first winter!) Warm, Comfy, and SAFE...
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    What layer feed should I choose?- So many options!

    Hiya Everyone! 2 weeks ago one of my 5- Hens layed her first egg! And then, about an hour later, a second one! I was surpised because she was only 14 weeks old (early according to what I have read/been told! And I found a third today! I have more info and pictures of the eggs and stuff on this...
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    MY OH MY- FIRST EGG!! What do I do!!??!!

    Hi all! So as you can see from the title, one of my 5 saphire gem hens just layed her FIRST EGG! I can't believe it! I really thought it would be much later- like when they were 6 months old, however unless TSC was wrong we got out 1-2 day old chicks in the very beginning of march so they are...
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    Free ranging vs Predators; How cautious should I be?

    Hi everyone! My five sapphire gem hens (14-weeks) have been staying in their coop and run during the day and night, and when I can be out there with them I let them out to free range in our backyard. We don’t live on a multi acre farm- but a 0.5 acre ish backyard with some tall grass, lots of...
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    14-week chickens panting in Humidity! Should I be worried?

    Hi all! So generally, the behavior of my 14-week-old hens has been healthy, according to my research and they seem happy. They have been outside overnight and during the days as of about a week ago, and they have been taking visits, and spending some days out as of about 6 weeks I think. They...
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    Hi there!

    Hi there everyone! I just want to introduce myself and say that I am very excited to join this community and get to learn more about how to raise my chickens to be strong healthy and happy layers! I am a first time chicken mama and really trying to trust the process like I have been advised! I...
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