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Do these girls still need a home? I'm in NW Houston (Beltway 8/249).

Okay, I gave her a short bath, and she seems to be doing a little better. I'm just surprised none of my chickens have overheated before. Houston's heat and humidity is brutal. It was 103 yesterday, and it's 97 right now, with 64% humidity. Thanks everyone.

She's also breathing hard, and keeps opening and closing her beak.

One of my hens is sick. I don't know if she got heat stroke, or if she's just sick, but I brought here in and put her in front of a fan. What else should I do? She was laying in the nesting box earlier. None of my other ones are acting strange, but she won't get up. She had access to water. Any...

They really are good hens. I'm only selling them because "apparently" I have too many hens. I didn't know you could have too many, but either these two go, or all of them have to go.

Two laying hens for sale. Both hens are just over a year old (Feb. 2010), and were purchased from Cackle Hatchery. The Red-Sex Link (Rhode Island Red/Delaware) is missing some feathers on her back (they can barely be seen in the pictures and will grow back when she moults), but otherwise both...

All EE's are different, but out of my six, my three EE's are the calmest, friendliest, and my favorites (Those whiskers get me every time). I don't know if it's because of their personalities, or because I may have handled them more, but they're by far the most easy going.

My EE looks just like that.

My favorites are Easter Eggers. I think their beards are just adorable. Both my EE's are also the most friendly and gentle.

Quote: Careful breeding, my friend. It only takes a Lavender Mallow and a Golden Marshie to produce the desired effect.

Buttercup is a cool hen, with a cool name. (My EE's name is Buttercup also)

A hen will sit on eggs that aren't her own. So they're kind of like her "adopted" chicks. I have a hen right now that's sitting on 7 eggs that aren't her own. I bought them from someone because we don't have a rooster.

Quote: No offense taken! I agree with that, kinda. She has more of a vulture-ish beak, I think. It's rather pointy and long, like a crow or vulture would have. So yes, her beak is a little funny-looking, but I still love her and she's my unique baby chick! LOL and she's still adorable...

No offense to Ivory, but doesn't her beak make her look kind of crow(ish)? Is it just me? It might just be my imagination (I watched that movie "The Birds" a few days ago...)

Quote: I'm making them the same height so that they won't fight over them. I just measures the ones in the other coop, and they are 12 inches apart. The hens in that coop have been fine, I just wondered if I should make the roosts different this time.

How far away from each other should I make my roosts? I was thinking something around 12 inches, 6 inches for the head, and 6 inches for the tail?

I live in Houston, and my hen are only in the coop when they sleep, and when they lay eggs. And when they sleep, they just roost anyway which doesn't take up any space at all (I do realize however that the silkies won't roost). If you keep the food and water outside, and only have two nesting...

They are probably mad because they didn't get to go with you, and are now letting you know that if you don't take them with you next time, they won't lay.

I have 2x2 roosts, and my hens have always roosted. I wouldn't worry about them. If they want to roost, they can, and if they don't, they don't have to.

Sounds like you'll have eggs soon.