Posts by SouthernBYChickens

Quote:Originally Posted by KDK1 I got these a while back and now she has about ten more for me to get, plus 11 bundles of shingles and about ten sheets of sturdy floor tongue and groove plywood... I'll have to give her some...

I know that this topic has been totally discussed to death, but I really want to get some fresh responses.  My hens will have their coop and around 600 sq. feet of yard for them to roam.  I feed them chick starter (they are 7...

Last spring we had 6 chickens.  I noticed one of them (not sure of breed because I got them from a local older farmer) continued sitting in the nesting box and never coming out.  I realized she was in a "setting"...

Are you going to free range the chickens or have a fenced in area around the palace.  Looks better than some houses I've watched go up.

Quote:Originally Posted by gmendoza Quote:Originally Posted by SouthernBYChickens I don't know how most of you are, but I am constantly on the look out for "gently" used lumber for building coops and such.  It's...

I don't know how most of you are, but I am constantly on the look out for "gently" used lumber for building coops and such.  It's amazing how much good lumber is thrown out these days.  Anyway, I was driving home from...

I guess it really all depends on how much patience you all have.  We've hatched eggs out from under a setting hen and have ordered chicks from a hatchery.  Both were great experiences, but I guess getting to see them hatch was...

What is the best type of paint to use on the outside of a coop for helping seal up the wood (not talking about color)?  I honestly prefer the natural color of the wood, but figure painting it would make it last a while longer. ...

I think one of the best-looking rooster breeds I've ever seen is in the Wyandotte family.  It was a Silver-Laced.  It quickly caught my attention at our primary school's fall festival.  They had a "farm" section...

Renee' :I have a nest "bed", it's 24 inches deep and 7 1/2 feet long (the length of the coop).So you don't have dividers in there separating it into many beds - just one long bed??