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Just one of them and I don't have a rooster.

They are about nine months old and I live north.

No I don't have a rooster. I have 14 Buff Orphington hens and 10 New Hampshire hens.

I have 24 hens and one of them is losing her feathers on top of her head behind her comb. Does anyone know what would cause this and what can I do to treat her for it?

I have 25 chicken 15 Buffs and 10 NHR's. my question is what causes brown spots on egg yokes? I cracked open a egg this morning and it had several brownish spots on the yoke. They just started laying within the last month. Is this normal and are they safe to eat or should I not eat them.

I have a question. How do you tell if an eggs is frozen if the shell is not cracked. I have 15 Buff Orphingtons and 10 New Hampshire Reds they just started laying this week and our temperatures have been -25 with the wind chill. The coop is pretty solid not much wind can get in.I am getting 7 to...

I bought them from a hatchery and received them on July 22, I have noticed some of them scratching to make like a nest and laying and looks like they are squatting.

I have 15 Buff Orphingtons and 10 New Hampshire Reds that are 22 weeks old and none of them are laying yet. How old are they when they start laying?

I have 15 buff orphingtons and 10 new hampshire reds that are 22 weeks old and have not got an egg yet. I have nest boxes in the coop. At what age do they usually start laying?

What watt bulb should I use to keep water freezing in coop, coop size 12x16, 25 chickens, five gallon water. I have a 60 watt bulb in it now and this morning it had some ice in it. I took a #10 metal bucket and put the bulb in it and the put a plastic milk grate upside down over it and set the...

Thanks you for your replies to my question. It has helped me out a lot, being my first time at raising chicken I have found out there is more to learn than I first thought. I have received good information to all my question on here.

I use an old mini barn 12x16 for my chicken coop. I have 15 Buff Orphingtons and 10 New Hampshire Reds. Should I put a heat lamp in the coop for the winter months, I live in Indiana and it gets below zero in the winter. I was thinking about hanging a heat lamp over the water to keep it from...

I have 15 Buff Orphingtons and 10 New Hampshire Reds. My Question is I ha a five foot fence and wonder if they will fly over my fence? I read on here that bigger birds like I have don't fly over the fence.

I have 13 Buff Orphingtons and 12 New Hampshire Reds that are about 3 weeks old. Is it necessary to clip their wings? How soon can I put them in the coop which is surrounded by a 5 ft fence and they have about 700 sq ft to move around with the fenced area?

Thanks for the information JackE., That is what I am going to use. Like you I don't want the walls dark, so I am going to paint them with a water base white enamel.

Does it dry like rubber or will it be sticky when hot and humid? I have read pros and cons about it, but I think this is going to be my choice.

Do you use a regular paint roller like you use to paint walls to roll the Blackjack #57 on the floor of the chicken coop? I would like to know how thick you should put it down? My coop is 12 x 16. Any info is appreciated since this is my first time having chickens.

How does sand work on a wooden plywood floor and how deep does the sand need to be?

Thanks for the information. I was concerned the Blackjack might be toxic to chickens.

How many chickens would you recommend for a coop that size. I'm going to have 10 or 12 of them butchered in November when they are about 4 months old. In have read on here to put lino on the floor for easy cleaning and one person said to use Blackjack #57 on the plywood floor.i thought about...