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I have one four-year-old Rhode Island Red, the remaining hen from my original flock that I raised from chicks. Last October we added four new hens who are about 9 months old and who are laying well. Everyone is friendly. My RIR has always been a very reliable layer but she has not laid an egg...

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Brought home these four beauties last weekend. They are 10 week old “Ameraucanas”. All have small, pale combs. The black one has the largest but still looks like a single row of tissue. They all look like girls to my very untrained eye. Other opinions? Many thanks.

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote and asked about adding new birds to my existing flock. At that time we had lost 2 of 4 hens and I was wondering about adding additional pullets. Everyone was in agreement that it was better to do it sooner rather than later so three days ago, we brought home four...

Thank you. Great ideas.

We have heaters we install in the winter but the weather here is very mild this time of year. It's still in the 70s during the day, getting down to the mid-50s at night. But we can install a heater if needed.

We raised four chicks in spring 2020 and all have happily co-existed. In the last month we have lost our two Buff Orpingtons leaving a RR and Australorp. I am uncertain whether to add additional chickens at this time. From what I've read, integration can be a lengthy process and may be...

I have four chickens, all 2 years old and all raised together since they were chicks. They have lived peacably together until this week when I noticed some comb damage on one of my Buff Orps. Since then I have observed the other three chickens ganging up on her, pecking and forcing her to the...

Thanks so much for the reassurance.

One of our Buff Orps has a broken beak. The break is near the top of the beak, not the tip. It looks like a piece has cracked but is still attached. I have an appointment with an avian vet first thing in the morning. I fed her a scrambled egg which she ate, and she has access to water and...

I would appreciate any advice on this topic. About a month ago, I discovered a shell-less egg in our nest box. We have four hens, but I am not sure which one laid this egg. There has always been one hen who lays eggs with thinner shells than the rest but again, I have not determined which...

Here's our fix. We'll see if it's enough. Before on the left, after on the right. We lowered both roosts, the bottom one about 4", the top one 6". If necessary we'll add an even lower step or ramp. Thanks for everyone's help.

Thanks. I've been staring at the coop all morning and had just decided to lower both roosts. If that still doesn't work we'll build her a little box to sleep in.

Thanks for this assurance. I agree with everything you say. I've posted a picture. There is a spot where we might build a little open box near the floor that might make her happy.

Here's a picture of the interior of our coop, based roughly on the Witchita Coop design. The lower roost is about 28" from the top of the litter, the upper roost is 41". The upper roost sits back along the back wall and the lower roost is more forward. We have 4 hens. The footprint is fairly...

I have a 15 month old Buff Orpington who has problems with roosting. She is a very large bird and has always been exceedingly clumsy, tripping and falling over, for instance. We have two roosting bars in our coop and in the past she has typically slept on the top roast but most mornings she is...

We ended up with one hen and one rooster. The one in question from this post was the rooster. Good luck!