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    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    The coop pictured isn’t the one they had last year when they got frostbite, I built this one, you can see all the vents on the back and up on the sides, and there are windows in the front that can be open. I leave them all open in the summer but right now just the top vents are open for winter...
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    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    The coop that is pictured is a new coop I built this year and not the coop they had last year when they got frostbite. Last year there were 15 birds in a 4x6 large over ezcoop. I found the coop didn’t have enough ventilation so I had drilled extra vents up on the rafters. I had a temp and...
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    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    Sure, we had a persistent 4 days of -15 weather. My roosters all got frostbite and some of my short comb hens even did. Their toes were thankfully ok since I give them wide roosting bars. In the mornings they were completely lethargic and didn’t eat or drink much until later in the day. They all...
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    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    Thanks, I think the chickens don’t need heat thing is very stupid. Every animal has a natural limit for cold tolerance and chickens come in all shapes and sizes. Some are better at dealing with it than others. The question really shouldn’t ever be do chicken needs heat but rather when. I was...
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    Question for those of you with sweeter heaters in coop

    We had some rough winters last year in the -20s and some of my chickens really struggled. I’m going to be adding some sweeter heaters in the coop. I see they have wall mounting and ceiling mounting options. Does anyone have the ceiling mounting ones? Do your chickens try to roost on top of them...
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    Sexing a frizzle Cochin bantam

    A better pic of my black pullet (hen on the left, mine on the right)
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    Sexing a frizzle Cochin bantam

    I feel good about the black one being a pullet as all of her tail body and neck feathers are very rounded, unlike the blue one
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    Sexing a frizzle Cochin bantam

    Even with these skinny tail feathers ?
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    Sexing a frizzle Cochin bantam

    Hit upload by accident before pics loaded, let me know if you can see them now
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    Sexing a frizzle Cochin bantam

    I have two 4 month old frizzle Cochin bantams. I am confident about the black one being a hen, but the blue One is really throwing me off. Both have very red comb and wattles (I think they’ll lay soon) but the blue one has very skinny feathers coming out of her tail which is confusing me. I have...
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    8 week old cockerel violently attacking sibling

    Posting a quick update. I put the crele in “jail” for two days. After upgrading their run space and separating him for two days and two nights, I released him in the run. At first the positions switched where now the ginger red was attacking him and running him off. After a couple of hours of...
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    8 week old cockerel violently attacking sibling

    Wow. This is wild to hear. I’m glad I could hear from someone who had first hand experience with this. He seemed to have picked a grudge over night and all the other chickens were catching on. As soon as I put him in a crate everything calmed down and the others stopped jumping in. I’m going to...
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    8 week old cockerel violently attacking sibling

    He only weighs like 34 grams haha It would be more like a chicken dumpling
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    8 week old cockerel violently attacking sibling

    Hi, I am I need of help urgently. I have a couple of almost 8 week old cockerel bantam chicks. One of them is picking on one specific rooster. I understand pecking order is a thing but this seems super violent and he won’t stop. He is bleeding from his comb. I am uncertain how to proceed. I will...
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    should I bring my broody chicken in at night?

    I definitely can, that’s what I’m wondering. Is If she’ll be ok temperature-wise in the run at night. We’re still having windy nights and low 40s
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