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Thanks for the reply, PunkinPeep. I also got worried about keeping her away from the rest of the flock too long, not only because of the recent flock dynamics but also because of the weather challenges. Keeping her in my basement at about 50 degrees when she's used to sleeping at 18 degrees...

This morning, my RIR looked like she'd been in a boxing match. She had active bleeding on her comb & was shaking her head so there was dried blood everywhere. One of the other hens kept trying to peck at the blood. I brought my RIR inside the house & cleaned her up. I found two wounds on her...

This is a great coop for summer, but I'm not too thrilled with it for the winter in Chicago. Chicken poop becomes rock solid in the freezing temps & it is really difficult to remove it from the wire floors when that happens.So I ended up putting removable poop boards on top of the floors & daily...

Also, the temperatures have been dropping all day, currently 27F but feels like 12 with the wind chill. Winds were ridiculous today, up to 35 mph. Could she just be cold? We had wind chills below zero a couple of weeks ago & she did fine, so I don't think that's it...but any advice would be...

I have a 22 week old pullet who has been sleeping on the roosting bar for the last 15 weeks without a problem & I came home from work to find her in the nesting box today. This is the first time this has ever happened. Typically, she is on the roosting bar with two other 22 week old pullets &...

Thanks for the response, Chips! I may just be experiencing beginner's luck, but I'm happy to report that everyone seems to be getting along. The chicks now find the roosting bar on their own every night -- they wait until right after sunset & still peep nonstop after they're up there until it...

Hi there, I am super-new to chicken raising & this has been a dramatic week. I'd appreciate any help I can get! First of all, I've been introducing my little chicks (7 weeks) to the bigger ones (13.5 weeks) for about two weeks (3-4x/week) by placing them in a pen covered by chicken wire so...

I'm planning to put this coop together on Saturday - my chicks are almost 8 weeks old & more than ready to be outside! What did you all put down around the coop for protection? Galvanized hardware cloth? If so, 1/2 inch (19 gauge) or 1/4 inch (23 gauge)? Any thoughts on whether simply putting...

5 weeks old...a rooster, right?