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Thank you! Was wondering if I'd have to hire an electrician and install heater. Given all the work and money I've sunk into the coop -- retaining walls, wood, construction cloth, sand, chicken feed, scratch, mealie worms -- each egg already is a $7,000 egg.

Chicken gurus: I have four adult hens (a lavender orpington, a silkie, a Plymouth Rock, and a red hen), a silkie rooster, and an Easter Egger pullet (about 3-4 months old). I live in the SF Bay Area. Do I need a heater for these guys? Thank you.

Would like to find one. Hoping this post will yield some info.

Dear Allkinda, thank you for this info. Will study his features.

We found this boy walking down the street. So sweet and docile. Can't keep him -- I have a silkie rooster, whose crowing already causes tensions with neighbors. Need home for him ASAP. Anyone interested, or know of a rescue place that would accept him? Only to a loving home -- no slaughter...

Sadly, I can't keep him. I've got a rooster already.

We found this lovely little rooster walking down the street. Very sweet and docile. Despite fliers and "Nextdoor" ads, no one is taking ownership. Can't keep him, as I already have a rooster. So far, no luck finding a home for him. Maybe if I knew his breed? If anyone can help with this, that...

We're in the SF Bay Area. I've got six chickens. This is my silkie rooster, Cluck Norris. Meet Feather Locklear and Cardi-Beak. Meet Henna Montana. Here's Sheryl Crow. And here's my chick, Peepa Middleton. Found a little juvenile rooster walking down the street. Looking for a home for...

We found this beautiful chicken walking down the street. He/she is gorgeous -- black with white spots, very long tail, small red comb. Very sweet and docile. Does anyone know if this is a rooster or a pullet? What breed is he/she? I have a flock with one silkie rooster. If it's a hen, I'd like...

We found this beautiful chicken walking down the street. He/she is gorgeous -- black with white spots, very long tail, small red comb. Very sweet and docile. Does anyone know if this is a rooster or a pullet? What breed is he/she? I have a flock with one silkie rooster. If it's a hen, I'd like...