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Thanks for the advice everyone. It is greatly appreciated!

Thanks! I'll try the light!

The coop is 4' x 8'. The roosting bar is 8 feet.

Hi - I have four laying hens of various ages. Earlier this summer, I added the two youngest to the flock and since that time all of the chickens have been sleeping on the ground rather than in the coop. They still go inside to lay eggs. I have tried moving them inside at night but they don't...

Thank you! This information is very helpful and encouraging. Actually she looks much better already - definitely filling out.

Also - she is very thin but since I do not know her history I' m not sure this is from the beak clipping or from being a stray. Besides softening her food, should I feed something else to help her up on a little weight? I'll post photos tomorrow.

I'll try the moist food - thats a great idea.

I'll post a photo tomorrow. Thanks for this link.

Hi - I just adopted a chicken from the Humane Society who has a clipped beak. My other chickens have full, natural beaks. I am wondering if my new hen needs a special diet or other considerations as I have no experience with this situation and my local Humane Society didn't either. They were...

One of my 3 year old Red Star hens died suddenly. Last night she didn't go up in the coop as she normally does but seemed to be eating and drinking so I wasn't too concerned. But this morning I found her lying dead on the ground. She seems too young to have died of natural causes so now I'm...