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Thanks for the info and especially on vomitting them. If it's a reproductive problem, will she continue to have droppings like this? Should I just watch for them? And if another dies, how should I get a necropsy? Do I just bring the body to a vet? I'm trying to find out online but don't...

UPDATE: I let them out this morning and it seems they are going out of their way to not eat out of the feeders. There's a peck here and there, but their typical behavior is to swarm the feeders in the morning and eat away. They also have barely touched the water and they typically drink up in...

She layed it today or yesterday. I didn't put it there for any reason, I just was grieving and wanted her to have her egg in the grave. I haven't had any egg issues. They're all been really good and the oyster shell gets eaten up as usual. Just a strange coincidence to have this deformed egg...

I have 8 chickens - 6 are about 8 months old, and 2 are over 2 years. Let me preface by saying I went to get feed yesterday and accidentally bought pellets when I usually get crumble. I threw it all away because I fear this killed and made them sick somehow. I've given them crumble every day...

Hello Northern UT here. We have been getting as low at 20 degrees at night lately. I noticed last night there was blood all over my feeders. Upon some investigating, I found my barred rocks both had what looks like frostbite across their combs. They stick their heads through the fence so I am...

Hello Northern UT here. We have been getting as low at 20 degrees at night lately. I noticed last night there was blood all over my feeders. Upon some investigating, I found my barred rocks both had what looks like frostbite across their combs. They stick their heads through the fence so I am...

She passed away earlier today. Seems like she was just old and it was her time.

yes she's the only old one. the others are 18 weeks and we have a few who are about 2 years old and still laying.

Hey everyone. I have a Sapphire Gem henthat is about 3 yrs and 8 months old. She is now at the top of the pecking order of 9 chickens total (including her). The past week or so, I've notice some strange behavior. She roosts hours earlier than usual (which is hours earlier than the other...

I am so grateful for all the suggestions - thank you! I wanted to ask about this to clarify what you mean. These pictures are just rough drafts - pretend we have raised the right side significantly so it still slopes right but has more space inside for the roost to move over. Do you mean...

do you know how you would keep the rain out from an open roof like that picture if we aren't able to expand the overhang? I'm not sure what supplies my dad has for the job

I just made a new post asking for advice on making the coop changes if anyone wants to chime in on ventilation and actually making these changes. Thanks again for your help!

Hello. I recently moved back in with my parents and have been using my dad's coop for my chickens. There are 9 total and we are going to try and change the coop to make it comfortable for my birds. I am hoping I don't have to get rid of them but feedback on here will help me with that decision...

I just added the pictures. Right now I have 8 ft total of roosting space, but they're really close as you can see. I was thinking of decreasing the slant so I can add the two roosts further apart inside the coop. They can't be on either end of the coop, but I can get them probably a 1.5-2'...

I just grabbed a bunch of pictures. I have been leaving the 2 big doors on either side open ~12 hours a day to help with the lack of ventilation.

I will grab a picture tomorrow! Thanks for the help so far

Thank you! I was actually looking into used sheds like this, but I haven't seen any in the few months I've looked on any of the marketplaces online. I'm in a rural town in UT far from big cities so it's pretty hard to find good deals, or any deals. I will keep looking though. It would be perfect...

I would like to do this, but the coop is slanted a LOT so they have to be about 8" apart from each other to be able to fit chickens on the roosts. I could try to see if we can expand the coop's roof and remove the slant. If it wasn't so slanted and cramped inside, I don't think there would be a...

These are my 6 hens in their old home

Hello! Thanks to this group, I was able to successfully raise 6 healthy hens and they are absolutely gorgeous. However, some things have changed and I am hoping someone with more experience can have a suggestion. I bought my 6 hens almost exactly 4 months ago just before moving to a new...