Posts by bj taylor

axelsangel, really sorry about your chicks.  I too lost ten half grown chicks to my 1 y/o german shepherd puppy.  it was my fault, I left the gate open by accident. it's just terrible.  these darn chickens are so easy...

I live in rat snake country.  my rat snakes are my friends.  they control the rodents very well.  that being said, I do not want them in my coop, thank you very much.  to that end, we basically surround-wrapped the...

raise the heat lamp several inches if you can for over a couple days (nights).  leave it off during the day unless you get unusual weather.  are they bedding down on the floor in the litter or are they on the roost?  if...

I know how it is worrying about the temp.  let us know how they fared though the night and if you used heat or not.

sure sorry about your loss.  it sounds like you might have a pretty large predator load & may have to look at your coop to find ways to increase security.  I bet chances are very good that fox will be back.

to save myself some hassle, I use a simple broom as a herding tool.  I very gently herd them toward the door until one jumps in to get out of the way, then another, then another.  this current batch of chicks I had to herd...

I think that's a smart way to go.  my coop is virtually wrapped in hardware cloth, including the ceiling.  any little space was tightly crammed w/steel wool to repel mice/snakes.  mine mostly free range, but I can't...

I have never had to deal w/cocci to date (knock on wood).  I give my chicks medicated through one or two 3# bags worth, then they're on flock raiser.  when they were in the brooder after  a couple of weeks I put a small...

I like it a lot.  good work.  I am discovering by painful education that my coop is not big enough.  I built mine for 10 birds & currently have 17 and baby chicks hatching.  argh you should be proud, you...

I like the looks of this feeder a lot.  looks easy to make & wouldn't cost much.  the best combination