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  1. Foreveryukon

    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I have always liked chickens but did not always live where I could have them, but now live on good property and existing insulated coop. Researched a lot to see what could handle the nasty cold here. I live in the Yukon with average winter temperatures at -20 or more. Got 7 Rhode Island Reds and...
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    When will my hen start laying?

    Mine started at around 17 weeks old.small starter eggs but cute.. :) . I live in the Yukon and unless it gets below -20 I only have 1 incandescent light bulb to keep it warmish. I also have led lights on 14+ hrs a day except in summer. I want them to get a good layer of down feathers to keep...
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    108 gram large egg was an egg inside of egg.

    I just went out and checked my chickens and yesterday only got 2 eggs. Today there was 4 regular and 1 jumbo. 110 grams Can’t fit it in the egg carton. Poor chicken
  4. Foreveryukon

    It's 13 degrees outside...And I am worried

    I live in the Yukon and our winters are cold. On average-20c or colder and I let my hens get used to the cold. They have down feathers that keep them warm. Their coop is between 0 to -15 at times. They lay all winter and love to go out to middle yard thats protected from wind and snow. The more...
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    Eggs with fishy taste!

    i looked it up as a friend that buys my eggs said they taste fishy and its omega fatty acids feeding them canola.flax seeds or sometimes lettuce can make them taste fishy. they are actually better for you than the other eggs as they have more omega in them. there is nothing wrong with them and...
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    Leg Weakness in 6-week old chicks

    I have one chick that just started the weak leg thing. she can walk fine but wobbles when she stops. is there any food I can give her that will supply the vit b as we are too far away from town. they go out in a protected run.near the big 1 year old chickens during the day and back in at nite...
  7. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    My chickens are only 33 weeks old. I was getting alot of double yolk eggs and did learn that when they are young they do tend to make more double yolk eggs but that has slowed down to only on occasion... Untill this one. And hope there are not any more..must of hurt...poor girl...
  8. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    Its massy anywhere as far as i know.
  9. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    They have their complete feed available at all times. The scratch gives them something to do. No grass avilable untill after April
  10. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    Thank you...
  11. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    Yes. They get layer pellets. The warm oatmeal is a nice warmup to start the day in this cold weather. The scratch is also to warm them up and give them something to do when stuck in the coop. .
  12. Foreveryukon

    Hello all

    Hi all. I have been looking at this site since i got my baby chicks in May last year. Was making sure I didn't feed them anything bad and as the summer progressed, learning how to acclimate them to our winter. I live in the Yukon, Canada. But thanks to the info i got my girls are doing great. I...
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