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Thank you for your info. Yes, my girls have a coop with a roof and all. This one particular evening I didn't put them up (they free-range during the day). Wouldn't you know this is what would happen... I am definately going to make sure they are ALL roosting and tuck them in every night and lock...

All of the above! They are winter hardy, very friendly and lay nice size beautiful brown eggs. I am in NC so my girls have seen everything from snow to super hot, humid summers and they are happy and healthy...

Thank you sooo much. I will put her in a large dog crate with food and water to keep an eye on her. I will look for Blu Kote at the Tractor Supply where I buy their feed.

I had a bad morning by being woken up to one of my girls screaming. At 5 am I am not the most alert but yelled out the window to "go away" or something to that extent. I ran in my robe and boots to see what was up and to make a long story short found one of my girls alive (thank you God) but her...

Hey all! Glad to have found this awesome place! I have 6 hens atm; 3 Black Australorps and 3 mixies (Australorp, Americana, Polish Crested) from my friend's farm. I have had my girls for 2 years now. I live in a city that allows 12 hens per "plot" and roosters are allowed if they are quiet (LOL)...