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I have 12 hens in a nice little coop and live in Ontario where the temps get well below freezing. I use a single heat bulb in a receptacle from the ceiling as their heat source in cold months and leave it on all the time. Is this soft red glow messing with their "circadian rhythm?" They need the...

I've kept a small flock of chickens over the years, but haven't really had the kind of bullying that I've experienced with the last couple groups before. I have three red sexlink hens that are probably about a year an a half. They've been together since I got them at nine months. I recently got...

I've lost one laying hen to this so far. She gasped horribly at the end. I am from Ontario and have access to powdered antibiotics which are added to water from the local Co-op (oxytetracycline HCI). The whole flock has been treated twice. The hen who died was the worst, but two others are also...

Just bought four young hens (hopefully!) Please help to identify the following (they may be a mix). What you are looking at are two black/brown mix, one black with black legs and a little tiny bit of white feather in her wings hidden underneath, and a buff. Thanks for any suggestions. First...