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Thankyou, I am doing this only because they are molting other then that I do not heat at all and then even molting it has to be in the teens or below for me to turn it on. When I place my hand in there in the morning it hardly feels warm at all so I am really OK but thanks for your input. Let...

Well it has been over a week using my heat pad since my 2 RIR started molting and was almost bald. I shut the heat pad during the day and was plugging it back in at night and the girls were happy. They are now growing their feathers back and I have not turned the heat pad on in 3 days but...

I normally do not heat my coop but 1. both my girls are molting very bad hardly any feathers were left on their bodies 2. The weather is 7 degrees for the next 4 days I have used my seedling heat pads before with no problems and last night I noticed both girls were sitting on the heat pad...

I used a smaller one last year and it only went on when the temp went below freezing so since I already have their water on this thermostate I added a seedling heat pad and placed it in the coop with newspaper on top and then hay on top of the newspaper. It does not get hot just warm - I use...

At least your in AZ - I am in IL and it is cold....my poor birds with no feathers to keep them warm.

Thanks for your help. My other RIR is now molting so I have 2 birds in the middle of winter with no feathers...OH MY

I just ordered nutri-drench from amazon so in 2 days I will be able to start. Do I need to put her in my home because it is so cold outside?

I just took these pictures 30 min ago. This is the worst she has looked in almost 3 yrs. Not laying eggs for 2 weeks, lost her sister 2 weeks ago to a possum, she is not eating well and is walking backwards so I am sure there is alot of stress. This is doodles and she is a Rhode Island Red...

the slide door is left open so they do have ventilation. The door below which is all cloth fencing is the one that is closed and locked.

I already surround their coop with bales of hay and on top of coop is a sleeping bag and then a blanket and plenty of hay in coop. s

They already are getting scratch grain plus another dish with organic feed plus I give them corn but they wont eat the corn, I give them bread and they wont eat bread, banana but they won't eat banana...very fussy eaters.

They are RIR (Rhode Island Reds) I did go to the Royal King and picked up some hanging treats, meal worms, vitamins for water, electrolyte, life-lytes mega tab vit/supplement for poultry. Maybe I am going overboard but I have 2 water bowls one with the vitamins and other plain. I have never...

Today was the first time I have ever seen my chicken walk backwards - she is molting very bad for the first time in 2 years and I am worried. What can I do?

Today was the first time I have ever seen my chicken walk backwards - she is molting very bad for the first time in 2 years and I am worried. What can I do?

Over a week ago I found one of my girls half eaten on the bottom of my coop - which I leave the door open so the girls could go in and out when they want (free range) I have a 6' fence all around my yard and for 2 years it has been without any issues. This summer I trapped 7 possums and never...

Finally I got my birds laying again even in this zero weather. I was told to give them whole corn and laying mash. I also give them cat food.

Found out what the problem was. After they molted my hen (piper) took over the roll of leader and she is pecking on Doodles so Now I take doodles from top the hay stack and put her in the coop and lock the door. Did this for 2 nights and all is back to normal and I even got an egg!

I am having the same issue. I have 3 RIR that are now 22 months old. About 8 weeks ago 1 of my girls (that I even noticed could be longer) was not going in the coop. During this time they were also molting Nov/Dec and looked so bad! My girls free range and go in the coop when they want to go...

I too have a 1 1/2 yr old molting real bad - never seen any of my RIR look so bad I have 3 girls and I had 2 of my girls molt last month but not bad. Piper is going thru a tough time always letting the others eat treat before she does sitting behind the scene all the time. I am giving them...

I have 3 RIR that are 1 1/2 yr old. They make loud noises when they lay an egg (this is my cue to go out and get the egg and reward with a treat) - BIG Mistake! Now they make loud noises just to get a treat so I have to slowly stop this habit. They also want to lay in the same nest box so...