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  1. Tikihen

    Chick not preening feathers?

    Ok great :)
  2. Tikihen

    Dog lovers - post pics of your dogs!

    This is neko my little chihuahua And this is Mia our Aussie And this is Samson our border collie mix, probably the smartest dog I've ever had And why not, here's a picture of one of my seahorses :)
  3. Tikihen

    Chick not preening feathers?

    I've got three chicks at the moment all around a month old and one isn't preening her feathers, they just look messy while the other girls look much neater. I'm just wondering if she'll figure it out or what I can do?
  4. Tikihen

    Chicks sleeping weird on perch

    Ok good, it does look very uncomfortable lol
  5. Tikihen

    Chicks sleeping weird on perch

    I've got a few 3 week old chicks, I screwed a wooden perch into their bin today and now two of them are sleeping on it with their necks hanging almost down to the bedding, is this normal?
  6. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    I've got three adult hens outside and three chicks inside. It always surprises me when my girls decide to sit on top of the coop on a 10 degree night. The coop is inside the run for winter so at least their safe
  7. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    Thanks to everyone for such a warm welcome
  8. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    This is a really great article, and it answered my question :) it wouldn't let me post the link for some reason Red light is necessary to activate the reproductive axis in chickens independently of the retina of the eye. Authors Baxter M1, Joseph N, Osborne VR, Bédécarrats GY. Author...
  9. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    This was a really interesting article, and it answered my question :) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24795325/ Red light is necessary to activate the reproductive axis in chickens independently of the retina of the eye. Authors Baxter M1, Joseph N, Osborne VR, Bédécarrats GY. Author...
  10. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    That's a great article, maybe I'm babying them a little lol I didn't see anything on if their retinas register the red light like daylight though :/
  11. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    Ok thank you :)
  12. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    Oh how do I add a profile picture? Can't seem to figure it out lol
  13. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    Thanks :)
  14. Tikihen

    First winter with chickens :)

    Hi I'm new to BYC, I've learned so much from you guys already! but I was wondering about the red heat lamp I hav pointed into my coop. Does the extra light mess with their production? I didn't want to make them produce more eggs in the winter so they could conserve that energy to keep warm in...
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