This girl is the only one with a bit of white on the ends of her comb. No blackened dead tissue, but it's been like this for a few weeks I'd say. Frostbite or just her coloring? It's been mainly in the mid 30s during the day, 20s at night time. Coop is ventilated well.
I know this has been asked a billion times, and my research shows different opinions...
My coop is 4x4, my run is 11x4. I have two roosting bars (4' in length) inside the coop.
I have 4 speckled sussex hens, but like most backyard chicken people, I want some more fluffy butts. Would adding 2...
They were hatched May 4th and I know I'm battling shorter/colder days. 2 of them look further along than my other two, in terms of comb size and color but I'm seeing no signs of them wanting to start laying (no squatting that I can tell). They have an 11x4 run that is mulched and I do leave them...