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Any ideas on treatment or cause? Do I need to isolate? Thanks!

I've been running chickens in a mobile coop (think small scale Primal Farms style, see my other posts) and have been quite happy with the results - until now. I'm seeing signs of frostbite on my rooster's comb. With the sides rolled down, the coop is draft free and well ventilated, however...

Noticed white patches on both ear lobes. Pulled him out of the coop for inspection and discovered the likely source of blood spatter this morning - deep laceration bottom of ear lobe (dark spot /clot very bottom). At least that mystery is solved. Heading to butcher in a few days.

Ordered 5 male and 5 female Speckled Sussex from Hoovers. I think the 5 boys look like Reds not Speckled and 4 girls look like Speckled but this 5th bird... Starting to think SHE is a HE. Developing spurs, prominent tail/comb/waddle and started crowing this morning. Am I correct?

Does anyone have experience running mobile hoop houses year round? It seems most people park them for the winter but I've not found a compelling reason to do so in my case. I'm in central Ohio so no extended deep freezes I have cold hardy breeds so I shouldn't need any type of external...

I fiugred I would contribute to the build idea bank with some pics of my tractor build. It started life as a Shelter Logic portable garage that served well for many years but finally succumbed to sun/snow. I purchased a replacement green house cover, mounted it to skids, added cattle panels...

Central Ohio dweller with a few acres of land. First go at chickens and decided to go big-ish with 24 chics and a 10x20ft year round chicken tractor. This site has been a great resource thus far. Thanks!