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  1. barefootfarmgal

    chickens laying despite the cold

    I live in ontario canada, and its bitterly cold. (-20 f!) My chickens stopped laying pribably 2 months ago....however 5 days ago I found an egg. And every morning since there has been another. And then this morning there was 2!! What the heck? We are using a heat lamp to keep them wsrm, it isnt...
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    first experience treating frostbite...tips?

    ...and it definately wasnt me who did that to her beak. Fyi.
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    first experience treating frostbite...tips?

    hi everyone! I have a chicken who decided for some reason or another she would rather sleep under the stars last night than in her cozy coop...and it was near -20 f last night. She is currently inside hanging out with us, but I wonder if its necessary? The coop is insulated and has a heat lamp...
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    chickens suddenly turning on each other! please help!

    It's just so strange they were fine in said hutch all summer...however this has solved the problem thus far. we moved them into their new, bigger and insulated hutch and have had no further problems. Also gave them a straw bale to pick at and let them free range all day every day. Thanks for the...
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    chickens suddenly turning on each other! please help!

    ...now that I think back to it, I am pretty sure the door was opened during the first incident. Dang.
  6. barefootfarmgal

    chickens suddenly turning on each other! please help!

    Hello, I am new to this forum as well as fairly new to chickens. In the spring we purchased 4 full grown birds (all from the same farm). Shortly after added a young rooster, and then 2 more chickens. Other than normal pecking at the beginning to establish a pecking order, they have gotten along...
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