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  1. virgooftheearth

    Frostbitten Comb/waddle & Wierd PIMPLE like bump HELP!

    Okay, I live in Ma. Its been below zero the past week and a half (aside from today& yesterday) we got 16inches of snow and then a freeze... Wile doing my daily check on the "chickies" i noticed that the one and only dwarf bird that is owned here (RUDY THE ROOSTER) had frostbite on his comb. Just...
  2. Heated nesting boxes help stop frozen eggs!

    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
    • Article
    • 3 min read
    • cold eggs cold weather cracked egg freezing frozen chicken eggs frozen eggs heat in coop nest boxes winter winter care
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    • Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens
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