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Good article with lots of common sense information that I've discovered over the years that lots of "backyard chicken owners" don't take the time to do! I've always spoiled my birds rotten and have been rewarded by lots of eggs year round! I've even had other chicken owners buy eggs from me in the winter because their birds stopped laying, ha! I think I follow all Jacqueline's advice - lots of fresh hay on the floor and in the boxes, wood roosts, heated water bowl and a heat lamp (or 2). I even hang nice scenic pictures and throw in a a "new" nest box once in awhile to liven things up - chickens are very curious and always love to investigate and try out new things. So I'll put a milk crate or box of some sort filled with hay in a corner and the girls can't wait to line up and try it out, ha!
Happy chickens!!
It sounds like your chickens are a spoiled bunch of birds! Lucky, they are.
I find that a lot of things, like keeping poultry, is 'over-thought'. I mean, how in the world did chickens, goats, cows and the like ever survive before we thought up better ways to care for them? ;-)
