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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    its getting down to 21 degrees f tonight and i was wondering if i should put my 75w reptile light on in a 4x4x4 coop
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    at what temp should i put the heat lamp on? below freezing?
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    i swithched the bulb to a 75 w reptile light and plan on using it on really cold nights. the perch i have is round thats 2 1/2 inches in diameter and when they are on it i cant see their toes so i assume its fine. i am still on the search for a high low thermometer to see how low the temp gets...
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    what are signs of over heating in chickens
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    what are good temp ranges for chickens
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    i have three chickens and there are eave vents and a cupula on top for added ventilation. there are no drafts. i hung the light right under the cupula. it s hard to tell what the temp is because when i open the door to check it lets cold air in
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    heating a 4x4x4 coop in the winter

    right now i have a 150watt reptile black heat light in a 4x4x4 coop and i was wondering if this is too much?
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    grainy crop

    i noticed my hen has a grainy but soft crop after free ranging. she was under the deck eating dirt and rocks. is this normal?
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    Sick chick, please advise

    are there any other symptoms? runny nose,swollen eyes, cough/sneeze
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    sick hen please help

    praise the lord,she is completly back to normal. the other two chickens have showed no signs of illness so i assume it wasnt contagious. i just wanted to thank everyone who helped me thru this stressful time. i have learned so much from you guys
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    is 3 percent calcium too much for a 4 1/2 month old

    i just got a new pullet that is 4 1/2 months old and i was wondering if i can feed her the prince laying feed? i also have a 6 month old BO that has been on layer since she was 4 months, she was on it when i got her so i just left her on it (the guy said he has never had a problem with feeding...
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    Laying hens

    i have a BO thats comb is really small but getting really red, she is about 6 months old and i hope she starts to lay soon
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    sick hen please help

    thanks for the response, ive been so worried about this. do you think my other two birds will get sick? if they dont show any symptoms in two weeks do you think they are in the clear? someone said it might be the flu, if it is the flu do the remain carriers?
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    sick hen please help

    she is still hanging in there. she has been drinking alot on her own and eating some. she has been pooping and its is slowly turning from green to the normal brown. is this the type of disease that people kill their whole flock because they are carriers? it never got really bad she was...
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    sick hen please help

    is there anyway this all could be caused from stress. the guy i got her from had her in a cage in the bed of a pickup truck when he came to meet me and then he pulled her out of the cage by her feet and she looked really stressed. ive been loving on her since i got her to make her feel at...
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    sick hen please help

    they free range 4 hours a day so i dont have any grit. i figured they know what they need so they will find it. the sick hen has been walking around a little more and she actually flew today, so i hope thats a good sign. she scraches and pecks at the ground but dosent seem to eat as much as...
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    black star pullet with black tips on her comb

    thanks for the reply,its good to know its normal
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    black star pullet with black tips on her comb

    thanks molly, i have a sick chicken and im trying to rule things out. she has had them since i got her and they seem to be normal. i just wanted to weed out fowl pox as a cause
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    black star pullet with black tips on her comb

    i just got a black star pullet and it looks like it has black tips on its comb. is this normal,it doesnt look scabby. it seems just like pigment
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    sick hen please help

    the food im using is prince animal feed. 20 percent protein 3.5 percent calcium is that to high for a 4 1/2 month old. they also free range 4 hours a day. i do have a older(unknown age but full grown)red star hen that has been laying daily so thats why i have been feeding the layer
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