My chicken coop is 6 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 4 ft tall. The vent on the side is the only vent I have for it. Any tips for good ventilation, my chicken got frost bite.
This is my first time having chickens and I am kinda worried.I built a chicken coop it is 6ft long and 4feet wide and I put a vent in the coop its 10in in a square and covered it with a vent I bought from Ace hardware. I have a heated water bowl and food at all times.it is going to be -14...
So my chicken coop is all ready for the winter it is not insulated but I have a vent,wood shavings and heated water bowl but I am just worried because it is -35 outside will my chickens be ok? They made it threw last night and it was -13 I am just worried please help
So I feed my hens layer feed but it seems like one of my girls aint getting the right amount she layed a soft egg today and it was all in one peace but it was like a water balloon so what more can I do I have oster shells and all of that if anyone knows anything I would really appreciate it thanks:)
I am new with backyard chickens and all my hens stop laying does weather have something to do with it? They haven't stop laying long about a day I am just so used to them laying one every day this is going to be there first winter they are used to it being hot out and now the temp is in the 60s...
I got a coop from Big R it was a good summer coop but I didn't think they could survive in it so I bilt a new one there's no insulation but its strong and big so I wanted to know what I could do to keep them warm I live in Billings Montana and sometimes the winters get cold and I am new to...
I got a kelso game rooster and he looks vary healthy but he has been doing this weird thing with his neck like he ate something he can't get down he moves it all crazy idk what's wrong please help
So today I notice my hen was weezing and I'm sad I don't wanna loose her I looked in her mouth but I didn't see anything she is just walking around weezing she still eats but she is weezing bad at some times it looks hard for her to breath please help she's my best girl and I would just be heart...
So my chicken was egg bound and I seen the egg by the end of the vent so I gave her a hot bath and put some olive oil in her vent around the egg I waited a 10 mins then looked at her vent it was gone and she just looked tired but looked like she wasn't in pain the next day she was running with...
So my hen started laying a week or two ago and she gave me 5 really nice eggs but today I was out side with the girls and I notice one was not coming to eat she was laying in her mud bath spot with a full yolk next to her and now she looks tired she layed a nice egg for me today now this I'm...
So I have a hen and it just laid its first egg and I was watching her and a full yolk came out of her vent is that normal for first time layers? She looks really healthy I let her free rome. Is there a way I can help her with the yolk problem I am scared she might become sick over it please help!