Posts by funnychick

I LOVE sand! It doesn't smell. It's so easy to clean (I'm pretty obsessed with keeping the coup as clean as possible) and there are no wood shavings being tracked in my house. Love it. Love it. Love it. I may change my mind come winter...

I have almost the exact same problem. I have two 13 week old polish, Five  5 week old mixed chicks and thirteen 4 week olds and one turned out to be a turkey! I divided the coop with chicken wire and put the 5 out with the...

I got them from a special order at a feed store. I picked them up the same day that they were shipped in. I dont know how it happened. My little runt (Darla) is so sweet with the turkey it will be hard to separate them. But I can't...

So I got some chicks three weeks ago and one of them grew super fast. Really really fast, by two weeks old she was three times the size of the rest of them. 4 times the size of my little runt. I named her Bertha. Well, come to find out...

yikes! I'm going to need another coop then. My husband is going to be less than thrilled :(

I have two 10 week old polish hens in my coop. I also have five  4 week olds in the house and 13 three weeks olds. Im not sure how to put them all together and when. I do know that the cribs in the house are getting pretty...

I am new at this...really really new. I got my chicks 6 days ago. I noticed this morning that the only yellow chick I have had poop stuck to her butt. I read that if that happens you should wash it off so I did. After I did this she...

Im wondering what size is enough. I am just getting chicks next week and my husband is currently working on our coup. I am wishing for a "chicken spa" while he is thinking more in much smaller and less expensive terms...like a card...

My coup isnt quite done and my chick are arriving on tuesday. I am going to use a kiddie pool in my basement for them until they can move into their new home. Does anyone know about how old chicks are when they are able to jump out of...

I am just getting my first chickens next week and to be honest I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what I am doing. I ordered a Radiant heater for the coup as I live in Northern MN. Now Im reading that I may not even need a heater. Since I have...