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Thank you. That makes sense.

Hi, We live in Colorado and we just had our first snow storm with over night lows of 11 degrees. We have 6 Rhode Island Reds. How much heat should we put in their Coop. We have a Cozy coop now and we shut them in at night also close their window. She we add another Cozy coop or are they ok.

Hi, My question is regarding the behavior and bedding. Every time we clean the coop the girls go in and rearrange what we did, which is fine. It is their house not mine. But my biggest question is why do the throw all of the straw out and then leave a bare floor. It is getting to the time of...

She is 23 weeks or so and I guess that means pullet. Our flock has already given us double and triple yolk eggs. I will give it more time. I was just worried that there was something wrong with her. Thank you , you made me feel better.

I added two pictures as well.

Hi all, i went out to my coop this morning and to my surprise one of my hens (Rhode Island Red) laid an Extra Extra large egg. I am wondering if this is a one time thing or do I need to change their diet. They are Purina's Egg Layer Food with oyster shells and is about 16 to 18 % protein...

How can I clip their wings my self

Hi All, My flock of 6 Rhode Island Reds get to free range part of the day. One of my girls discovered she can fly on the fence and fly to the other side. Does anyone have suggestions how to keep them on their side of the fence so that won't get into trouble. I have dogs, but they do not bother...

So should we add hardware cloth on top of the chicken wire?

how many venalation spots should there be. We have three. This pic only shows one.

I wanted to share pictures of the coop my husband and his father made for our girls.

Really Dog Food? What kind of quality dog food?

I have another question about something else. If it rains will the hens go into their coop on their own?

8 weeks.

Thanks. There is a window and venilation. Our chickens are 8 weeks old or so and this is their third day in the coop. I just wanted to make sure that I need to have the light off. Thank you for advice.