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We have this coop. Which is an awful design. We moved it under our deck and fully enclosed the space for their run. The chickens will not sleep inside because the roosting area is so low. any ideas on how we could retro fit a sleeping area for them that's easier to clean than having to scrape...

Hopefully one last post about this one! Hen? Roo? We just got rid of an obvious roo who Crowed at 6 weeks old! This one acts nothing like him!

I got a new chicken that turned out to be a rooster (it was suppose to replace another suspected rooster which is now more likely a hen) but this little guys been free ranging all day and coming inside to sleep. Now, its been a few weeks that the new chickens been in this quarantine and today I...

I have a 5-6 week old Rhode Island Red that has started to make a crowing sound. I've had chicks make weird noises but this, this is a full body loud barking sound! Everyone says hens can crow, hens never crow, roosters don't crow this early, it's definitely a rooster. So who's ever had a hen...

Just got this six week old black Rhode Island Red. Tiny little thing. Woke up today to the weirdest chicken sound. Them saw the comb grew overnight! Here's a picture.

Everytime my 7 week old dust bathes she acts hurt. She will walk a little then fall to the side and lay down. It's not always the same side and she's been doing it since we got her and she learned to bathe at a couple weeks old. I'll pick her up and she shakes off and is fine. I've also watched...

Hello we have a coop with attached fully enclosed run. It's just not big enough but I don't want to fully free range my small flock. Looking to add a larger fenced in area. Is it safe to use a larger hole hardware cloth or regular chicken wire for this area for just during the day since they...

I have an ameraucana and silver laced wyandotte 7weeks old! The SLW had a red comb/wattle around 3 weeks! thanks

Here this one is again at 6 weeks. Any thoughts on gender?

It seems like this breed gives everyone a scare with fast development. I've read every thread on here about them! But would love any more thoughts on this one. 5 weeks old. Started gettin red around 3weeks. Those wattles have been there but haven't grown any. Also screeches when you even go...

Hello! This is a pre fab coop we got for our two chickens. Would love to know if you guys think this is enough ventilation. We also live in Maine so it will be cold this winter so I worry about drafts but this doesn't seem like it's enough. It's that little door about 2 inches by 6 inches.

I have two three and a half week old chicks, its been around 70-75 outside during the day is it ok for me to put them outside in their enclosed run for the day and bring them back in at night?

Any thoughts on this three and a half week old silver laced Wyandotte

Has anyone ordered 4week old chicks from Murry McMurry Hatchery? I have two 3 week old chicks and suspect one is a Roo. I would hate to leave one lonely. So thought if I order one the same age they will get along better? How do they survive shipping?!

I have a three week old SLW have any of you had one this early have a small visible wattle and have it still be a hen? Or am I just being hopeful ?!

We have week and a half old chicks in a brooder in the extra living room. They are in a clear box and lately they have been chirping very loudly in the morning until someone goes in to pay attention to them. They have also been running back and forth pecking at the side as if they were...

We were gifted a small pull out tray (under roosts) coop. Does anyone have this type? Do you use shavings inside the tray? Should it all be scraped out daily? I'm guessing deep litter method doesn't work in a small area and you couldn't pull the tray out. I have two chicks in the brooder still...

I changed heat lamps yesterday because the 250watt bulb was too hot for our plastic tote brooder. I got a 75watt bulb and the temp has been reading 90° but they are still huddled in the corner together on the side the light is on. We also lost a chick last night but she had been acting sick...

Hello! We just got our first chicks today. The brooder is a large plastic tote in one of our main rooms in the house. We got the suggested red 250watt bulb and it's just too hot for them! We had to raise it maybe 3 feet above them for them to finally settle down. So what watt bulb should I get...