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Hey all, My 2 year old EE hen started losing feathers on the back of her head a few months ago, and just recently it looks like it’s getting worse. The skin there is bright red. It does look like some pin feathers are trying to come in, but not many. I have 4 EE hens all of the same age. None...

My EE is 14 weeks old and I have suspicions that it's a roo. Any help?

So I’ve been suspecting that this 14 week old EE is a roo but I’m not quite sure. This one is the biggest and bossiest of my four. Any help?

Is there a way to find chicken keepers in your state on here? I’m not sure how I would get in contact with people who keep them in my town

I think I will contact the town and see if I can go larger as long as the coop isn’t obtrusive and follows the 15 feet from the property lines rule. I’ll update when I hear back

I live in Upstate NY

I’ve attached my towns laws regarding chickens

Actually, how realistic is it that someone from the town would come and measure everything? I have to apply for a building permit to build a coop, do they usually require a building plan? I’ll probably just make it bigger than what they allow

Do you know who I would contact in my town about the chicken laws? Also I guess I’m kind of confused about the square footage per chicken. If I open the coop door every morning to let them in the run, do they still need a large amount of space per bird? I thought it was 2sq/ft per bird

I've been looking at a lot of the coops on here and I keep running into the same problem: all of the coops are too tall. My town has the following limitations for chickens: Coop can be up to 20sq ft, run can be up to 20sq ft, and coops/runs can't be taller than 48". I need a coop that looks...