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Oh I would love you to have him - he is such a beautiful guy and generally very sweet! So, we have 2 more mature Wyandottes that he leaves alone, an Ameracauna hen that he mounts normally and another Buff Orpington hen that he mounts normally (no excessive pecking or pulling). However, he...

Cross-posting here to see if any of my fellow Arizonans can help out! We have an absolutely beautiful 7 month old Ameracauna Rooster that we just can't keep anymore. He has just had a surge of hormones and has been beating up on one of our poor hens and I can't take it anymore. He is fine with...

We have an absolutely beautiful 7 month old Ameracauna Rooster that we just can't keep anymore. He has just had a surge of hormones and has been beating up on one of our poor hens and I can't take it anymore. He is fine with the other 4 ladies, is very gentle with me and eats right out of my...

In our existing coop we have left the pop door open 24/7 and had no issues but my husband now tells me he has purchased ropes and pulleys to make it easy to raise and lower the door. I spaced the fact that we have an "accidental" rooster so wanted to keep the gang inside while he does all his...

Here is where we are in construction so far. We are in Phoenix, AZ so really hot in the summer and then it does cool down quite a bit in the winter. Our existing hens have been getting by so far in a small, pre-fab coop (you can almost see in the right of the picture) that has almost no...

My husband and I are currently in the process of building a new coop and run for our ever growing flock. The coop itself is an 8x8 box and on the plans I thought I had okay ventilation but the more and more it comes together I'm worried that it's just not enough. We have 2 windows on the front...

Okay, that's really helpful. I noticed a comment in one of the other deep litter threads saying that it was not a good option for the desert climate because of the heat so that made me nervous.

I live in Phoenix and it gets really hot here in the summer, would deep litter be an okay bedding or does it put off too much heat (like a compost pile would)?

We are in the process of building a new larger coop because (as it goes) we have acquired even more ladies and the starter coop just isn't big enough. I am very intrigued by the deep litter method but am concerned that it will put off too much heat for the chickens to bear in the hot Phoenix...