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Hello, I have 8 hens that are almost 3 and 1/2 years old. My one hen has been acting funny for about a week and a half. I’ve attached pictures. I’ve looked for mites or lice, but haven’t seen any. She’s not dust bathing or able to jump up into her coop. She is eating and drinking, just not as...

Hello, I have eight three year old hens. One has been acting funny the last three days. She’s not going into her coop with all the other hens, and I have to put her in. She also feels really light. I clean out the poop from their coop every morning so it’s clean. I use pine shavings. All my...

Hello, I have 8 hens that are 3 years old. I found a lash egg in my nest box today. I clean my coop daily, they eat layer pellets, have access to fresh water, and either free range or are in a large pen. I don’t know which chicken it was. They all seem to be acting normal. Any suggestions?

Hello, My fully grown/feathered girl has mud dried on her back with some feathers clumped together. We live in VT and the temp has been below zero a couple of days. She’s eating and laying and doesn’t seem bothered by it. Will she be able to take care of this on her own or do I need to give her...

Hello, I have 8 almost 1 year old hens. They were free range up until a week ago, but I had to stop that, as they were destroying my neighbors lawn and garden. My husband and I built them a very large fenced in run, which they have access to all day. In the past couple of days my one little...

Hello, I have 4 Speckled Sussex and 4 Golden Comets that are 6 months old. All 4 of my Golden girls have been laying, but not one from my Speckled girls. They get layered feed, some compost, and black sunflower seeds. They free range for about 1-3 hours a day usually 3pm until they put...

Hi, I have 8 healthy hens that are around 25 weeks old. Recently I’ve noticed when I go to lock up the coop that 7 of my girls are sitting together on the highest roosting bar, and one girl is all alone on the bottom bar. I haven’t noticed any pecking or missing feathers. We live in VT and it...

Hi Again, Just looking for suggestions on winter coop maintenance. I posted a little bit ago and someone replied that I show my coop to get more opinions. I have 8 hens with a coop and run area. My coop has a pop door with a ladder that I can close or open. I usually use pine shavings and scoop...

Hello, I have 8 hens who are 22 weeks old. We live in Vermont, and I’m wondering if I need to have supplemental heat, or will they keep each other warm enough? Thank you, Kelly

Hello Again, So I have 4 golden comets and 4 speckled Sussex that are 22 weeks old. One of my golden comets started laying a week ago 😊, but so far she’s the only one. We live in Vermont and it was pretty dark by 5pm. I’m wondering if I should put a light in their coop from 5-8pm? Thank you!

Hello, I have 20 week old Golden Comets and Speckled Sussex. They are in their coop/run area for most of the day, but free range for 3-4 hours in the afternoon. I’ve prepared the nesting boxes and placed a fake egg in two of them. I have 3 nesting boxes for 8 chickens. However, still no egg...

Hello, How often do chickens need to take a dust bath and do they still do/need this in winter?Also, I keep reading different recommendations on whether to use Diatomaceous earth for chickens. My local vet said he rarely sees small backyard flicks with lice or mites and didn’t recommend using...

Hi, I have 16 week old Golden Comet and Speckled Sussex (4 and 4). Right now I have their nesting boxes blocked off so they won’t sleep in them, and I was wondering if I should open them soon, or only when I find an egg in the coop? Also, Should I cover the nesting boxes with fabric for...

Hi, I’m new to chickens. I have 8 that are 12 weeks old. They free range usually 4-6 hours a day right now. I have two children (7 & 9) who help out with them, however I’m the only one who cleans the coop and cleans their water out. The kids do like to hold them, but I make sure they wash their...

Hi, so I have 12 week old Golden Comets and Speckled Sussex. 4 of each. My one Golden Sussex likes to jump up into the coop when I’m cleaning it, and will either peck at my shovel, peck at me, or just stare at me. It’s not an aggressive pecking. Usually I just pick her up and hold her for a bit...

Hi, I have a flock of 8 chickens that are 10 weeks old. I have 4 speckled sussex and 4 golden comets. I’m hoping all are hens! I’m still trying to figure out what the best method is for coop maintenance and I’m open to suggestions.

Hi, I’m new to chickens and I currently have 8. They are 10 weeks old and are fully in the coop. I let them free range in our yard approximately 4-6 hours a day. Usually 3pm-8pm. Everyday in the AM I scoop out their poop with a small shovel, and at the end of the week I add more bedding (wood...