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Jutiapa, I see you have silkies. Are they more delicate than normal chickens? I had 2 and one died one day without being sick in any way noticable. The one left is about a month old now and has developed runny eyes that get stuck together several times a day. She doesn't seem to have a...

Plain spaghetti? They say chickens have no sense of taste or at least not much of one. I beg to disagree! My chickens prefer spaghetti with sauce! On the BYC somewhere there is a discussion on how much cold a chicken can tolerate. Guess what? It's below -30 !!! Amazing. huh? :)

The wheat grass you grow---have you thought of doing the growing frames? They are 2x4 frames or double that height with 1/2 " wire on top, placed on top of your growing wheat. Every few days new growth will stick out the hardware wire. The chickens have access to the new growth but not the...

You are very correct about the temp. All you have to do is read all these people talking about how their chickens are fine in -20 below, etc. Read that thread about how low a temp. chickens can tolerate well. It is awesome to know they do well in such low temperatures!