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Yeah, we researched coop sizes before getting our chickens, and I’m so glad we did because our current coop supposedly fits 12, but it‘s perfect for the 6 pullets we planned on getting. Well…other than the roosting space.

Yes I think they might not have enough roosting space: We bought a coop-building kit (had the most space for a good expense) which came with 2 square roosting bars, but we added in a round pole as an extra roosting bar in the coop when we realized they wouldn’t have enough space. When I checked...

Thank you, I will check on them later tonight to check the situation on roosting space! I was hoping the skin was only red because of the weather, its been 20-30s recently—which is not an unusually cold temperature at all where I live, but perhaps for them it is…

I noticed a couple of my chickens had a red and swollen vent area this afternoon, and while taking pictures noticed a third one. I checked each for other symptoms of parasites: they’re all pretty active, don’t seem agitated, eating well, and no red spots or moving black specks or bugs in the...