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New mountain chicken mama saying hello!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I actually became a chicken mama on Mother's Day 2017 :) So my boyfriend and I are still relatively new to chickens and we are learning as we go. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 5 ladies that are 22 weeks old...- PopStarHens
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Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!
Last winter was unusually cold for my area, with days turning to weeks of temperatures way below freezing. My schedule allowed me to gather my eggs twice a day, 8am and 8pm. For weeks I had cracked frozen eggs. Literally dozens of eggs were deemed unfit for human consumption, and fed back the...- RonP
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