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Preventing Heat Stress: How to Keep your Flock Happy and Healthy This Summer

by Mikayla Baxter June 22, 2022

Did you know that heat stress affects health and egg quality in your hens? Dr. Mikayla discusses how you can prevent heat stress in your flock this summer.

Posted in: anxiety in chickens, backyard chicken, backyard chickens, behavior, chicken electrolyte, chicken gut health, chicken hen, chicken probiotic, heat stress, poultry health, summer poultry care
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Keeping the Peace: How to Raise Different-Sized Chickens in your Flock

by Mikayla Baxter April 21, 2022

If you've had chickens for any amount of time, you understand how serious their social hierarchy is. Join Dr. Mikayla as she explains how pecking order is established and how you can help your birds acclimate within the flock.

Posted in: chicken, chicken coop, chicken hen, chickens free, coops chicken, flocks of chickens, healthy chickens, introducing chicks to flock, introducing new chickens to flock, keeping chickens, pecking order, small chicken
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How Does Cold Weather Affect Chickens?

by Mikayla Baxter March 18, 2022

It's officially winter, which means it is likely that your chickens will experience cold stress. Adult chickens feel most comfortable between 60º-75º F. The good news is that chickens have great feather coverage, which allows them ...

Posted in: backyard chicken, backyard chicken coop, backyard chickens, backyard poultry, chicken, chicken and rooster, chicken coop, chicken egg, chicken facts, chicken feather, chicken hen, chicken house, chicken issue, chickens in cold weather, chickens in snow, chickens in the cold, chickens in winter, coop chicken, heat chicken coop, heat for chickens, heat lamp for chicks, keeping chickens warm in winter, tempreature for chickens, tempreatures for chickens
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