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Unfortunately she died later that evening. She was normal weight, eyes bright, beak clean, feathers sleek, she was larger than the others and larger waddles as well. She had been eating and drinking. She was laying about every third day or so. Her crop was not enlarged her vent was clean and she...

I have plenty of shade. Planning to put a fan in the coop and give the girls lots of cold water and some frozen fruit. Other than those things what is the best thing to do for them when it is really hot. I notice that during they day they are still really active. They are still eating plenty and...

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So I just got my chickens last week. Bought from an individual who had too many to keep. Just bought 10 was told that they were about 14 months old and good layers. They have been great layers but once they settled in and I started really studying them I noticed that one appears to be...

Hello group, I am in the process of moving and I am super excited about moving to a place with a barn where I can build a run and have some chickens. I am here looking for education and advice regarding raising some great healthy chickens. I think the coop will be about 8x8 and I am hoping to...