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I am in Tampa, FL and we are experiencing a bit of a cold snap. Nothing below freezing but cold for us, lol. Its getting into the 40's at night. Should I be setting up a heater in the coop at night, or would that be unnecessary. At what temperature should I worry about the cold. I know I don't...

My 11yo son wanted chickens bad. He begged for years and we always told him no. We live in the city and lead busy lives. I don’t know what changed, but we caved, lol. My son and I built a coop and we jumped right in. Now we have 5 chickens that are about 11 weeks old and 2 that are about 3 weeks...

I have 5, 9 week old pullets in my coop. We have 2, 2 week old chicks in a brooder in the house. How and when do I start to integrate the smaller chicks will the older ones? Can I just move them out there now with a heat source, or do I need to wait another 2-4 weeks? Do I need to slowly...

My Shih Tzu bit one of my chickens. She is a Black Australorp about 7-8 weeks old. It happened really fast, my daughter pulled her off immediately. She was bit on her back just above the tail. No blood was drawn. Now the chicken is walking with a slight limp, she is has been very lethargic, and...

Before moving my chicks from in the house to the coop outside, I read that I should lock them in the coop for the first two nights so they know that that is where they are supposed to sleep. I did this, but it certainly didn't work. Every night they all huddle together on the ground in the run...

I have 3 Black Australorps, which I got at the same time as chicks a little more than 3 weeks ago. One of them is significantly smaller than the other two. Today it looks like she might have diarrhea, but if it is it doesn't look too bad. She seems active and she is eating and drinking. Is she...