You are right - chickens do NOT urinate through their skin. In fact, they don't sweat either, since they don't have sweat glands. The by-product of protein metabolism in mammals is urea, which is water soluble and released in the liquid we call urine. read more
Chickens do not 'pee' like other animals, but they do emlinate urates (like urine) in every few poos. If you look, you'll see white and brown. The white is the urate, the brown is, well, poo! As far as the 4' roost, they don't each need their own, but 9 chickens may be a bit crowded on just 4' of roost space. read more
You are right - chickens do NOT urinate through their skin. In fact, they don't sweat either, since they don't have sweat glands. The by-product of protein metabolism in mammals is urea, which is water soluble and released in the liquid we call urine. read more