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Google image search thinks it's a bantam Old English Game Hen. Kinda had that look, but it's can be tricky to tell. Someone else found a very similar one here: Here's a video of one: Either way it's a cute chicken. Good luck!

Feeding them Nutrena layer pellets https://www.nutrenaworld.com/product/naturewise-layer-16-pellet The chicken getting picked on is a black Australorp. The one I think is the biggest bully is a barred Plymouth Rock (ironically the smallest of all the chickens). I also have a big buff...

Also, I have tried putting a chicken saddle on the one getting pecked to give some protection...now she's just getting pecked in other places.

I have four chickens. One of them is getting picked on excessively and I'm not sure the best way to help. They have about 8ish square feet per chicken in their coop/pen, and go out into a much larger run every day where they each have about 35 sqft per chicken. I'm working on building a bigger...

Update: I've been using a blend of straw and pine shavings for almost two months and it's great. I highly recommend it. I just toss in some handfuls of each as needed and the keep has stayed dry and clean...I just eyeball it to get about 50/50. If it's been raining a bit or otherwise a bit more...

There always seems to be some form of the straw vs shavings conversation happening around here. I've used chopped straw or sometimes flock fresh for about a year, and it's worked well. I do wish it was a bit more absorbent at times...so what about a mix of both? I'll probably try it anyway...

I put up a tarp on the side facing the wind to give them some extra wind coverage and stop any cold rain/snow from blowing in

I know it's usually not necessary to heat a coop in winter, but were getting a sudden drop in temp. Should I give them a little heat since they may not be acclimated yet? (I have a flat panel heater with high/low settings to use instead of a heat lamp) We've been in the mid 70s in day and 40s...

Brand new layer. Probably her first two eggs ever. I'll make sure they have plenty of calcium and see if that fixes it. Thanks!

I have four chickens. They have all about reached 18 weeks. I've found two "eggs" in the area they like to roam around during the day without a shell. Looks like a yolk and maybe a sack. The barred rock has laid several (~7) little normal eggs over the last 10-14 days...small but otherwise...

Yep!

She gets more and more blue as the days go on!

She gets more and more blue as the days go on!

Thanks, I'm happy with how it turned out. Learned a lot for the bigger one I'm doing next.

The little pen/coop is ~4 feet tall, so I'll probably put two roosting bars 18-24 inches off the ground. I just ran out of daylight so an attached a board to whatever I had laying around for tonight.

It was dark enough that I had to use a flashlight to see them well, but not totally dark yet. I'll try that thanks

Finished the little chicken pen I've been working on. I'm happy with how it turned out and learned a lot for when I build the big permanent coop in coming months. The cost was pretty minimal. Here's the list of supplies: Simple frame made from 7 2x4x8 boards (three are pressure treated for...