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Good thoughts and insightful comments. I am going to ponder further today while at work and check in later. Thanks!

Thank you for passing along the info on the heaters. I am also thankful to have the insight of your research. Certainly I'll stay away from the 'fire hazard' and search out the Pelonis. I guess in sync with the rest of the world, our weather is slightly irratic. This morning the...

I'm at Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory. Officially they say I live in Whitehorse, but it is about 1/2 drive north.

The last couple of days have seen temperatures around -25 (F) = -35 celcius. I have two hens and one roo in a small insulated coop that is 6 feet across, with a shed roof that measures 4 feet at the front to 5 feet at the back. When 'warm' winter temperatures keep about -20 or warmer, I...

We have smaller versions of ground hogs = gophers. Last summer I found one sneaking in and packing away with all the chicken food! The little gopher would have been okay to let the chucks starve to death, but otherwise wouldn't have harmed them.

After reading BYC for some time (looong time) I finally raised my first batch of 50 chickens. 25 were Red Sussex Cross & the other 25 were Cornish Giants. My original plan was to keep 12 Red Sussex Hens for layers and butcher the others.... In the end I sold the 12 layers since I wound up...