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The new birds your adding need to be similar in size to the others they also need enough space to get away from the agressive older birds

the one I use is just a regular size bulb and it's 25 watts

My coop has about 4 inches of ventilation all the way around the top it allows for air movement but the wind will not blow directly on the hens and I close up the windows in the winter

I recently built a new coop and got rid of the old one they were like cows looking at a new gate they were roosting in the run then they started going in but sleeping on y the floor I put them on the roosts for a few days they were waiting so late to go in that it was too dark in the coop for...

she's 8 months old I have two others the same age and same kind and they have been laying for a couple months

I got 3 chicks in march they are golden comets 2 of them started laying a few months ago the one that didn't has always ate well and is the same size as the other 2 but her comb never filled out and is just pink not big and red like her sisters I added 5 more to those 3 about a week ago that are...

Mine won't sleep in their coop they roost in the run

I used a 10'x 10'dog kennel also if you want to keep expanding all you have to do is just buy a couple more panels works great I covered the top and sides with chicken wire

Is it leaking where the nails are?

I grew up not far from Jefferson in a town called Independence Va beautiful area to live

As long as your just feeding them their feed they won't need it when they start eating grass or other treats is when they will need grit for helping with digestion they usually know what they need also if they are free ranging any and depending on what your run has in it they could be getting...

You can also pick them up and set their feet in cold water this helps to cool them down

I have a pre made coop it has worked well for my needs it is very small I only had 3 chickens at the time and that is all its big enough for I've since built another coop from pallets because I wanted more chickens

I ordered 5 chicks from Meyers I received them a couple of weeks ago barred rock, buff orpington, black australorp, golden laced Wyandotte, partridge rock this was the first time I had ever ordered chicks and I would definitely recommend Meyers the chicks arrived healthy and are doing great

I run some warm water over its butt to soften the poop then wipe it off with a wash cloth or paper towel wipe with a dry cloth to dry its bottom

I have 3 sex links also mine started laying at 19 weeks I put out some oyster shells at 18 weeks because they had all the signs they were about to start laying im going to leave mine on grower because I have some more chicks and I want to feed them all the same thing and not be switching

Usually after about 4 weeks they should be feathered out enough especially since it's so warm right now you can try turning it off during the day and on at night for a few days to wean them off just watch them to see if they are acting cold

Congratulations on the first egg I got my first egg about 2 weeks ago I'm going to leave mine on the grower since I got 5 more chicks last week and just offer oyster shells on the side

Yeah I would go ahead and put it out I waited until mine started squatting to put mine out I didn't see much gone until they started laying I will be leaving mine on the grower as well

I agree with cutting down on the scratch twice a day seems like way too much to me I would probably only give it a few times a week