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I am in Quebec, where we've had -20 C to -30 C day and night for weeks now. I've had a heat lamp with 175w lamp in the center of my outdoor run (6x6). The run has been closed off with plastic and drafts have been eliminated except for proper ventilation. The lamp doesn't heat the entire run but...

Although this is officially the third day of summer I am planning what I will do for next winter. I think I made a mistake in designing my coop. Not only is it not insulated but I'm not sure its high enough to install a heat lamp. I bought a small heating lamp and the installation requirements...

Good-morning to everyone, I have a 6 x 6 run that is half covered with a roof and the other half is chicken wire. I thought I'd leave some of the run uncovered to let sunlight in and keep my wood chip floor dry. However, its been raining here for three days with a forecast of rain for the next...

I found a toad in the vegetable garden and decided to feed it to the hens. I didn't expect them to be so excited about it. They would run with it drop it then another would pick it up and run. I thought I was at a rugby match. At one point my youngest son (5) said "can we take the frog out now"...

Thank you. I will look for a small feeder to put the oyster shells. What about egg size. Like I've written before, I have five 21 week old hens and they've only been laying for about a week and a half. I get from 3 to 4 eggs a day. I've noticed that there is a difference in egg size. Today one...

Thank you for such a quick response. What is scratch? I've added about two cups of oyster shells straight on the ground (wood chips) and they've eaten all up. I read on the net that they can have too much oyster shell, is this true? I've also read to mix it in with the feed. That would be...

Hello to everyone! I am new at this backyard chickens site and so far I have appreciated all of the comments I've read. I live in Quebec, Canada. Although we live in a residential area, most of the city we live in is agricultural including many small horse ranches. We've built a coop with...