Posts by nana-of-5

I just got 3 baby pullets from Atwoods. They have these clips on their wings, I was wondering how to remove them or if they need to be removed. Also they were just labeled pullets wondering what breed they may be, when the stores...

thanks for the reply. Does most feed stores carry the vet wrap? I am going into town later and will check. She is walking around alot better this am. and mingling with the other chickens now...so hopefully that means she is in not...

A few days ago I noticed one of my hens favoring her right leg. She and a few others do free range sometimes and thought she may have gotten a burr on her foot. She wouldn't let me near her so I kept her quarantined for a few days to...

Thanks karlamaria, I would love to see the finished product. Do you have a link, or could you direct me to the post where I could see it? thanks for the input. All is appreciated.

Thanks ChickKat that sounds very cool. Have to check into it and see if it is in the budget :) Not sure how much the cattle panels would be. Thanks again for the input.

Very Cool!! I love the idea of repurposing items!

We have transformed an old playhouse swing fort into a coop. So far the enclosure of the main coop is going well. But my question is how to attach a run to the coop with the roof lines going in different directions! The main coop...

I also had a tragedy last night! A coon also:somad I have a chicken tractor inside a dog run. We just had put 2 baby chicks we had just hatched in the bottom of the run part of the tractor. Not knowing how small of an area a coon can get...

I just lost one of our hens and 2 new baby chicks last night to a NASTY COON! We thought we had enough extra chicken wire around our dog run. (with chicken tractor inside) but the little devil found another spot and got inside. He was...

I am so sorry for your loss, and I now know first hand how it feels! I woke this morning to find that a coon had gotten into our pen and got one momma hen and our 2 new babies! I hope that you find the owner of the dog who got your...