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Thinking about moving our coop/run closer to the house this winter. Is there places we shouldn't have it? Over water lines...near air conditioning units?

Hay or Straw to lay on the botton of the coop/run? I've heard it both ways and just want to clarify before I buy any.

We have our coop in a really large dog kennel covered in deer netting. For those of you witha similar setup, do you still close the chickens in the coop every night? Is there a way to secure them completely so that they can have access to the run when they want

We have gotten 2-3 eggs a day for the past week or so....I think one of ours is a late bloomer but I have hope she will lay soon too

We are looking at putting our hens in a large dog kennel to keep them safe from hawks. We are wondering what the best option for the top is? Any tips, suggestions are appreciated.

Mine have drstroyed or tried to destroy every flower bed in my yard.....needless to say we have now chicken proofed everything.

I have these too. They are white Leghorn hens and they lay white eggs. Mine are around 4 months or a little over and 2 are laying so far. One even has a much smaller comb like your picture.

Sounds great! Will they make their way back into the coop in the evening or will I have to catch them and put them in?

I have 4 chickens and a good size back yard. They are about 4 months old and have begun to lay. I also have children at my home ranging in age from 1 year to 13. Is it safe to let the chickens free range if the kids still play in the backyard? Do I need to worry about salmonella that way? Should...

Good news today! Woke up to 2 eggs so evidently everyone is right and they are all hens....Thank God

Donrae thank you for the information. We were a bit confused because there is one that has a smaller lighter comb. Guess she just hasn't developed as quick :-)

Sorry I missed your reply! Thank you for the information. We were a bit confused when we noticed the difference between them and we were worried we had a bunch of roosters.

I just got a full body picture up for you. Thank you for any help

here is a shot of one of the chickens with the large comb

Are these egg layers?

This is a picture of 2 of our chickens I think the one on the left is a hen and the one on the right is a rooster....however if I am right that means that we have 3 roosters and one hen :(

when we bought them we were told they are white pullets. Ill post some pictures tomorrow. They should be around 4 months old and atleast one is a hen because she has started laying

According to this picture the top is a hen and the bottom is a rooster correct? Its our 1st year with chickens and I am starting to think we have 3 roosters and only 1 hen. 3 of them have a very large comb thats dark red and one is much smaller and a lighter color