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Okay.............if I'm understanding the responses I've gotten so far, it looks like a "no" for the infrared being used to extend their daylight. So - now, what wattage of (I'm assuming fluorescent) light bulb should I get to extend the daylight hours this winter? And thanks for the...

I have a question about lighting. I've read about how the length of daylight effects a laying hen. I have also read about "infrared" light helping with heat, pecking and fighting BUT what I've not really been able to figure out is if infrared light actually contributes to the "length of...

Hey everybody thanks for the info! And Teresaann24 I'm so sorry about your little one. You get attached to these little guys/gals I know! I recently had to put one of my hens down as a bear got into my hen house and swatted her on the back-end. My dog and I ran off the bear before he did any...

Need some advise from you chicken pros out there! My little chicks are soon going to outgrow their pen and then I'm going to have to let them in with my 2 hens that are now a little over a year old. I have heard some mixed things on this. Someone told me today that the hens may attack the...

Thanks you guys....................I will look for the other ointments mentioned. She has both eyes open this morning!! Good sign. I had one other chick doing the same thing a couple of days ago and she is fine now as well so maybe this was just something simple and not something that could...

I am wondering if I can use Neosporin to help with an eye that keeps matting shut? Saline rinses it open but it closes again. She had the problem in both eyes but the other one is fine now. I have asked this as a specific question on another site and get every suggestion under the sun and...

So if it is yeast..........................what do I need to do?

I am fairly new to chickens. I have (well........had 3) hens and 5 baby chicks. Thanks to a bear I now have 2 hens and one of them is wounded! HOWEVER, it was her being wounded and me trying to treat that wound that opened my eyes to another problem and one that has probably been around for...