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I ordered chicks from Meyer Hatchery and ended up getting the adopt me bargain. One of them ended up being a Sicilian Buttercup. I have been reading that they do poorly in the cold. What can I do? I wish I could keep it but I'm not sure if I'm a good enough chicken owner to trust myself with a...

I have a beautiful Lemon Coco Orpington roo that has been super sweet until yesterday. He started mating the hens for the first time that I have seen yesterday and is really into it. My biggest concern is about how big he is. He is at least 10 pounds and is the size of half my torso. The...

I know this is an old post but I hope someone can help me out. I have a beautiful Lemon Coco Orpington roo that has been super sweet until yesterday. He started mating the hens for the first time that I have seen yesterday and is really into it. My biggest concern is about how big he is. He is...

I ended up being gifted an older hen who had a significant amount of frostbite on her feet. I'm new to chickens and have luckily have not had any health issues besides with her. Her feet had started peeling for the last couple weeks revealing yellow skin. She was fine yesterday and this morning...

I was unexpectedly gifted a hen who seems to not be able to put weight on her left leg. She is thrifty and eats well. She won't roost and only lays down. I didn't realize it was a leg issue until today when she very visibly refuses to bear weight on it at all anymore. I am new to chickens so I...

It's good to mention that they were already together by the time I first saw them. If that helps any.

And when/how do I intervine if nessasary?

My sister decided to get me two chickens for a Christmas present and while I'm happy that she thought of me and I was planning on getting more chickens, I'm a little extremely not sure what my steps are about going about getting them into the coop especially since it's winter and they are going...

So thiS morning I watched the roo as I was letting him out, turn around and chase the hens back into the coop. I have never noticed that before.

I do notice that there is more squabbling then their used to be. Even the hens will pick fights more with each other than I have seen in the past.

This is their coop. I opened the big part this morning and they were out when I got home.

I will get pictures this afternoon.

They have a small door about the size of them, a little bit bigger. They use that door to get in and out. I open that every morning. I also have two large doors that take up one side of the coop completely. If I open those doors the entire coop is exposed. It makes it easier to clean. There are...

If I separate him how can I make it so he doesn't get lonely?