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    Supplemental heat for chicks in summer

    I've got 6 chicks in an outside brooder - they are ~3 weeks old. It hits mid-high 90's during the day but down to mid-low 70's at night. I plug the heat lamp in before going to bed and unplug it at sunrise. At what point should they be fine without supplemental heat at night? The brooder is...
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    Chick identification

    Can anyone identify the breeds of chickens these are? They were free so didn’t ask too many questions. Pretty sure the two white ones are hens but the yellow may be a rooster (couldn’t get a pic but it looks like saddle feathers are coming in).
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    Is Hen Incubating Eggs?

    My hens have a coop/run but also free range the surrounding area most of the day. I don't particularly pay attention to what they're doing unless egg production drops or something out of the ordinary occurs. Recently we've had a reduction in eggs laid in the coop but not zero so I just assumed...
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    Free Range Questions

    My chickens have a ~140 sqft run with the coop. They typically roost in a big cedar inside the run rather than the coop. I just recently installed an automatic door to outside the run. The hens took to it right away and began free ranging (took them a day or so to figure out the only water is...
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