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1. heat: Many people are tempted to put a heat lamp in their coop. Do not do this. For starters, they are a fire hazard. You may think that hanging a lamp from the ceiling is safe, but the chickens jump around much more that you would think and the likelihood of them knocking the lamp to the floor or breaking the bulb are high. Broken glass is not something you want to deal with in the coop. If the lamp fals to the floor and does not break, it can burn a hole in the floor and potentially catch wood shavings on fire! (trust me, its happened to me)

These birds are coming along nicely. I had a low hatch on my last batch of Olandsks, but I think I ironed out some of the problems and my next hatch with be much more successful.

Hey everybody, this week is a busy week as the kids prepare for the Belknap County 4-H Fair. We will be there with our kids who have been raising some chickens and turkeys which they plan to show at the fair. The boys are trying to sell a few birds and we'd love for you to stop by the Poultry barn and see what's on display.