I have 26 hens and 2 roosters. We had a coop built for them with lots of roosting areas...but they won't roost! There is one roosting place about a foot and a half off the floor and they will roost on that, but no higher. They are about 15 weeks old. Any ideas? Most of them just sleep in a pile...
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I have a 12 week old Naked Neck hen with what I'm thinking may be an impacted crop. Last Tuesday I found she had a huge swollen chest. It didn't feel hard, it felt squishy and balloon-like. She was acting normal, eating, pecking, etc. Took her to the vet on Wednesday...he's a "country...
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I'm a newbie...my chickens are 12 weeks old. I have 26 hens and 2 roosters...assorted...Naked Necks (my favorite), Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds, Red Stars, Plymouth Rocks (white), Speckled Sussex and a Dominique. I live in Conifer, Colorado. I can use all the help I can get!