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I didn't think it was fair to put up a separation to keep them in the run as it's snowy and cold...

Rescued 2 adult chickens and snuck them in on the roosts tonight! Not sure what to do in the morning... can't really separate the coop or run with snow everywhere

Just wondering if windows I have in my coop can b left open in winter for ventilation or is that too low? Does ventilation have to be higher at ceiling level? Our winters in Northern Ontario Canada get very cold -30

I've been wondering how they'll dust bathe this winter? Their bath will be frozen

I'm wondering about this winter when I'm doing deep litter in the rest of the coop

Poop boards are on a shelf 18" above the floor

I'm wondering if I keep cleaning off poop boards through the winter as I do deep litter with the rest of the coop...I don't think the chickens will stir it up there and not much room for me to do it either

Some feathers missing on their back on one.. I'm wondering if this could be from too much action from the rooster?

Roo ster is an olive egger

Not sure if something wrong with a few of my hens- rooster too actually... missing tail feathers and some in behind- the Roos legs are a bit bare on inside.... egg production hasn't changed

Came home and one Wilkie has disappeared and the other Silkie has been pecked badly

Can't free range due to our dog

Yesterday I put my four 3 1/2mo old silkies and Easter eggers in the coop with my 10 laying chickens. I had their cage beside the run for a bit and the 10 weren't that interested so I put them into the 8x 16 run together. They seem to just be chasing the smaller ones around, no real fights but I...

my 10 new pullets have bee sleeping under my poop board instead of up on the roost. The first night I went out at dusk and lifted a couple up onto them but they can back down...I took the lowest roost out cause it was too small I think. Any suggestions? The top roost is about 10" from the wall...

Good thing I left them open! On day two, two out of three boxes were used and the next day they were all used!! Got 7 eggs yesterday from my 10 new chickens!

He told me the layer is 17% protein and grower was 15%

I thought I had it figured out after doing a lot of reading but when I asked for grower feed at the feed store for the ready to lays that I was picking up, the guy tells me oh no u can't give that to them cause it's 2% less protein and they won't lay well. I explained it was cause I'd be...

im bringing 10 ready to lay red sex link home today. Should I close off nests for a bit or leave them open... of course I want them to learn to use roosts- not nests for sleeping