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[Wtxchickens]

Hi
We have 11, Rhode Island Red and golden sexlink. Coop @ 6’x8’x8’..run @ 4’-8’x25’ and covered by chain link. Should I expand run for next season? Avg 8 eggs/day, even now-(4 12oz scratch and 4 12oz layer feed, morning and afternoon, store bought suet @ 4-5/wk, appropriate scraps). Change anything for the colder side of winter???

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. More space is always better. Your dimensions may be a bit small especially in the winter.

 

[Kiki]

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even now-(4 12oz scratch and 4 12oz layer feed, morning and afternoon, store bought suet @ 4-5/wk, appropriate scraps).

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[HuffleClaw]

Welcome!

Extra space is always great to have, you never know when Chicken math will hit!

Your coop size might be a tad small, I’m sure you could get by with it, but more space would be nice to have.

 

[Wtxchickens]

Welcome to BYC. More space is always better. Your dimensions may be a bit small especially in the winter.

I’m in west Texas, today was 75 but tonight will be near freezing, normal for us, 1st yr egg farmer. 4 red heat lamps 24/7, they lay in the coop on “choice property” landing between levels and about 1/2 lay up top, how do I post pics?

 

[Kiki]

I’m in west Texas, today was 75 but tonight will be near freezing, normal for us, 1st yr egg farmer. 4 red heat lamps 24/7, they lay in the coop on “choice property” landing between levels and about 1/2 lay up top, how do I post pics?

You have 4 real heat lamps?

I'm in Texas and have an open air coop and don't add added heat. Four seems extreme to me.


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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Heat lamps in TX??? I'm in NY. It was 0 F this morning. NO heat lamps and happy chickens.

 

[Wtxchickens]

One had a sour crop a few months back and I guess is distended, but she is mostly happy/healthy, we evacuate once in a while, she waits for the suet, excellent tan/white egg every other day. Should I keep her happy or warm the skillet

Welcome to BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock!

Can you say what this means in a different way please:

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops
BYC has an APP

Welcome to BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock!

Can you say what this means in a different way please:

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops
BYC has an APP

You have 4 real heat lamps?

I'm in Texas and have an open air coop and don't add added heat. Four seems extreme to me.


The video above shows how to upload photos.
Use the blue Upload a File button below this box.

like I said 1st timer, the wife wanted a chicken coop and doesn’t eat eggs, so here I am, I feel like they are doing great, friends are sick of eggs, how do I deal with a distended one who appears happy- Eula goodnight- she reminds me of Katherine Hepburn in rooster cogburn

 

[Kiki]

One had a sour crop a few months back and I guess is distended, but she is mostly happy/healthy, we evacuate once in a while, she waits for the suet, excellent tan/white egg every other day. Should I keep her happy or warm the skillet



like I said 1st timer, the wife wanted a chicken coop and doesn’t eat eggs, so here I am, I feel like they are doing great, friends are sick of eggs, how do I deal with a distended one who appears happy- Eula goodnight- she reminds me of Katherine Hepburn in rooster cogburn

Does she have a bad smell coming from her mouth?

 

[Wtxchickens]

Does she have a bad smell coming from her mouth?

Only when she lets me catch her and attempt to dribble a little water with medicine dropper and evacuate, about once 10-14 days.