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We are at around 90 degrees already outside and will slowly reach upwards to 110 possibly in mid summer. How can I keep my chicken cool without having to keep them inside the house? At what temperature will be absolutely necessary to keep them inside? Here is what I am doing now (and even with...

here’s the video: She is 25-30 weeks old and only did this once today. Otherwise she is very active and healthy.

here’s the imgur video: It’s a little subtle but just listen close. This hen in particular makes this sound ONLY at the end of the day a few times before doing something else (im out all day and only hear her do this at the end of the day). For background she is around 25-30 weeks old Is this...

My 23-week old hen is active almost all of the time, but toward the end of the day the whole flock sits together in a corner for a few minutes and she is the only one who closes her eyes. At the moment she looks sick and lethargic but just minutes later she is back to normal. For background she...

Here is a video of my 25-week old chicken. She only does this “gaping” toward the end of the day for around 15-20 times while sitting but then goes back to actively pecking and scratching like normal (she does not make any noise while doing it though). It started out a few days ago as a once a...

The picture is the best I can get at this time of day with an active chicken. Do you think it means anything? Otherwise the chicken is not at all lethargic.

All of my chicken (5 in total) have layed an egg every day for the past week or two. Is this something to be concerned about? Does this mean they will run out sooner? Does it decrease their lifespan? To add their yolks are always a bit lighter colored than commercial eggs, which feels unusual...

My youngest chicken that used to get bullied often has grown much more mature recently (more prominent features than most of the flock) and is starting to every now and then chase one of the older chicken (who is very afraid of the youngest hen) and occasionally feather peck. Is this something...

My almost 20 week old chicken has gone from quietly pecking other chickens every now and then to suddenly being extremely loud and pecked on by every a few previously subordinate members of the flock (nothing serious but she never fights back or stands her ground now, just runs and gets chased...

One of my chicken’s feet looks metallic/silver and she has small red dots on the side of one of her legs. Is this anything serious?

For background I have 5 20 week old chicken. A few days ago, 2 of them (one white one brown) had a very aggressive fight in front of me that resulted in the brown one pecking a full feather off of the white. I put the brown one in separated area for the night and had her watch the others play...

I have 5 pullets that are around 18-20 weeks old. 2 of the lower pecking order birds suddenly began fighting each other with one bird seemingly the cause (as this bird also began aggressively pecking other random birds in the field). It is sunset where i am at and i have put the troublesome...

I have been accidently feeding layer to my pullets and their combs have gotten a bit pale (more like white dots all over their combs). Is this something to worry about? How can I treat this (or from the pictures does it look perfectly normal?)? Thanks

When my pullets (16-18 weeks) get to laying, how many eggshellsshould i pulverize per 25 pound bag of 1 percent calcium grower? To add, I have been mistakingly feeding them layer feed for the past month and a half or so, so I am switching to grower for the next few weeks until they start...

I’m new to chickens and have been feeding my chickens from around 12 weeks (now to around 16-18 weeks) purina layer feed. They all seem very active and fine without problems, but i learned today this is an issue. Should I switch them to grower feed now and then go back to layer once they start...

I have a current small coop without a roost (never knew they needed it). My 5 pullets are around 16-18 weeks old now so I am planning on converting their current coop into a larger nesting area and adding in a separate roosting/sleeping area (look at attached drawing with what i have currently...

One of my chicken (attacked by a hawk months ago but has been fully healed for at least 2 months) quivers/spasms her leg when being held. Additionally, she is always the last the leave the coop and sometimes doesnt come out for minutes after everyone got out. Her head is usually tucked into her...

My 5 pullets have been eating a safe fern plant for the past few months that they view as their favorite treat (the fern is the Arizona Feather Bush). They like this plant more than any other treat but should i continue giving it to them or not (as Im not sure it provides much benefit to them)...

I have 5 16-18 week old pullets that are currently in a decently sized coop without a nesting area. It will be very hard for me to construct 5 nesting areas as a part of the coop, so does anyone have any good recs for a good full 5-chicken coop+run+nesting box setup possibly on amazon or...

I thought that she was always female, but there seem to be these prominent new features on her cheeks. What do you guys think?