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  1. Two Birds One Stone Farm

    Where do chickens like to sleep in cold temps?

    About 6 weeks ago we brought home 6, 18 week old brown laying hens. At first the girls didn't want to go outside, and laid their eggs on the ground, but now they've go the hang of things and spend their days doing chicken stuff. However, at night they wanted to sleep in their nesting boxes...
  2. Feather babies

    Rooster is sleeping alone

    i was hoping someone can help me figure out what is going on with my flock. I have 2 Roos and 10 hens that have been together for just over a year now. Happily sleeping in the same coop. Now one of my roosters has moved out! He now sleeps all alone in our second coop. They are connected by their...
  3. khiggins1112

    Chickens sleeping outside area of coop. Need Advice please

    We are first time chicken owners. The hens have started laying a few weeks ago and we are up to 8 eggs a day now! My husband built a great coop for our 8 mix-of-breeds hens. See picture. The problem is that they don't go inside to roost, they all huddles jammed together on the side outside area...
  4. Then I Will

    Chicks not Roosting - 1st time having this issue

    Hi all, I've had about 8 years experience with chickens, but I'm only on my second coop. For the past week, I've been trying to train my 1-2 month old chicks to roost. I supplied a 2x4 mounted up about a foot on bricks as a transition until they get old enough to fly to the higher permanent...
  5. juliaschickens

    Chicken sleeping standing up

    one if my hens randomly fell asleep while standing. They've been out free ranging most of the day, so I'm hoping she just got a little tired. She is a little bit smaller than the rest of them. I was just wondering if I should be concerned? I walked by to check on her and she woke up and nows she...
  6. Goldfire7

    Duckling Update

    Five day old mallards. They had their first bath today. They are very dependent on each other but they are warming up to me.
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  7. P

    Sleepy Chick?

    Hey, I've had chickens now for about a year or so and I have 9 chicken, all different breeds. Recently I brought home two newbies- a lakenvelder (she's a couple months now) and an Ameraucana (she's about a month now). My Ameraucana has a crossed beak but she is still able to get food and drink...
  8. Elizabeth1987

    Sick Chick! Help!

    Hi, I am brand new to chickens. I just got my chicks in the mail today. I ordered 6 and 2 had died already. :( So now I have four, but one (named Gilly) is not doing so well. She is just sleeping and not as active as the other chicks. I read to give it sugar water and egg but how do I feed it...
  9. SLChicks

    Not roosting

    I have 3 chicks that are 6 weeks old. They moved into their coop last week and everything has been great! I read that I should block off the nesting box at this phase so they they don't learn to hang out in there. My solution was to stuff it with sheets we don't use. Tonight I checked on them...
  10. ejbeez85

    Sleeping in nesting boxes!

    My chickens are anywhere between 13-17 weeks old and they pretty much all climb into two of the nesting boxes to sleep at night. Is this normal? Will they adjust when they start laying? I'm going to put a couple more wood ladders in there today but they don't even use the one that is in there.
  11. PullumAmans19

    My Chickens do not Roost on the Bar...What do I do?

    Hi all! My chickens have settled in well and on has even started laying! It's very exciting! Anyways when they first came home the chickens slept like this (pictures below) I thought it was possibly just a faze but now they always sleep that way and never on the roost. even if it is warm out...
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