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Chickens as Pets in the House
Some people just can’t leave the farm behind and end up with a chicken or two as house pets. What steps would you need to take to make chickens as pets a workable solution to get fresh eggs in an area where you can’t raise livestock?
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How Snow in Chicken Pens and Runs Affects Your Flock
November 26, 2021 · Marissa Ames · Coops
My chickens love being outside. I keep a light in the coop to welcome them inside during bad weather, when it gets dark early and the rain leaves the open-air chicken pens and runs in puddles.
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4 Safety Tips for Chicken Heat Lamps
October 20, 2021 · Jeremy Chartier · Coops
Everyone has seen the 250-watt red heat bulbs. Every feed and hardware store stocks them and many poultry keepers have a chicken heat lamp in their coop.
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Ask the Expert —December 2015/January 2016
January 20, 2016 · Backyard Poultry Contributor · Ask The Expert
Add to Favorites Broody For Too Long? We have a six-month-old Bantam hen, “Little Girl,” who has been brooding for 24 days. We took away her eggs in the chicken …
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