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    Rehoming my hens

    Thank you, todays the day and I’m so sad.
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    Rehoming my hens

    I just don’t know how possible that will be given the super wintry conditions here, we just got a foot of snow
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    Rehoming my hens

    I’m rehoming my hens that I’ve had for 2 years because I’m moving out of state. :hitTips to rehome them safely? The person I’m giving them to has a decent coop and plenty of free range land for them—it’s winter here and so I’m worried they’ll all be cooped up together right away and it will be...
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    Chickens Okay on Vacation?

    Hi, are your birds good being in there all day or do you let them out? My coop and my run is a little bigger and a little taller than yours for two buffs and two bantams but I let them out every day dusk till dawn. I’m going on vacation and although I’ll have someone who can keep tabs on food...
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    Please advise! Regarding cats and also traveling & run ideas

    So I haven’t had any trouble with my small flock, originally when I let them start to free range, I did lose one to the neighbors dog but now the other 4 stick to safer areas. They were pretty cooped up in their coop and covered run all winter but now that the snow has melted they demand...
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    Bantams in the yard

    How do bantams do in the yard? I have two that have only ever been in the coop/run (they are only 8 months old about). But now that the snow has melted my two buffs want to get out and hunt for bugs and things. The buffs know not to go into the neighbors yard (they have dogs and unfortunately my...
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    Cold front coming, small flock!

    Strong wings/winter storm, 45mph off of Lake Michigan :/ two buffs and two bantams. Windbreaks are great, about to go see if they held up!
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    Cold front coming, small flock!

    There’s some cold single digits with strong winds coming in, I’ve only got 2 buffs and two bantams in a well vented 20sq ft coop attached to a covered run. I’m posting bc they don’t have a lot of body heat since there’s only four birds, wondering if I should close their coop door or lay more...
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    Should i make my chickens go in their coop at night now that is getting colder?

    Sorry I see other responded already.
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    Should i make my chickens go in their coop at night now that is getting colder?

    You definitely don’t have to close them up in the coop at 50 degrees, they can comfortably withstand temperatures into the teens. Your coop is also pretty tight, make sure it’s properly ventilated. My first coop was 12 square feet for 3 hens and it wasn’t vented well enough and it caused issues—
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    New coop, will it need heating?

    Just did another coop, mind you we build them well. But technically online it says a bird needs 4-6 sq ft each, and I had two birds 🤷‍♀️ now that I have 4 I have a bigger coop
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    New coop, will it need heating?

    Do v it’ll be 60 inches tall at the highest part of the roof, 48 inches at the sloped shorter end of the roof—20 square feet, 5x4. Again only two buffs and two tiny bantams —i really need a whole square foot of vent for each bird!??
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    New coop, will it need heating?

    Wow 😳
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    New coop, will it need heating?

    Really? The coop is 60inches tall, 20 sq feet—I have a standard duct vent that is maybe 4x10, one you’d use in the house. Not good enough?
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    New coop, will it need heating?

    Hi there, I only have two buffs and two bantams (they haven’t met each other yet). Currently we have a well insulated 12sq ft coop and although, from what I’ve read, it’s technically big enough we’ve decided to build a bigger taller coop so the buffs don’t have anything to fuss over when they...
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    Two new batams with two old buffs

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    Two new batams with two old buffs

    Ah bummer. Yeah the run is 8ft x6 feet but they get to go anywhere all day, free range & come back at night without a problem. They’re really calm independent buffs, one doesn’t even lay anymore. They’re both old & were given to us freely for our border collie pup to learn to herd (which she...
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    Two new batams with two old buffs

    We have a tiny 12sq ft coop that has 4 nesting boxes stacked and one roost 18inches off the ground. We have two older buffs in there and I have two bantams temporarily living in my shed. Will they all able to comfortably live together? They haven’t met yet but plan on doing an intro in the run...
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