Posts by achiever

I would also love to be feeding more whole foods rather than crumbles. I have searched on here a little and it is possible but very confusing. I don't know enough about ratios and got overwhelmed. I would love to hear how others are...

I am in Newtown and it seems like everyone here has chickens. House prices here have dropped drastically so you might be able to find something. Also most lots here are 2 or more acres.

Tom, I got my Easter Eggers from Benedicts Home and Garden in Monroe. You might want to contact them.

Jen- I would love to see your setup too. I am very interested in hearing how much landscaping is needed to actually protects the flock.  I have this barren space that I am debating whether to landscape or fence in. Maybe we could...

Hey Jen- how many animals do you have and what is your chicken setup? I am still trying to figure out my run right now and I am fascinated by all of the different coop/ run setups. What breeds do you have? I would really like to have a...

I have visited a few chicken setups at some farms nearby and they were not very secure at all and the farmers were not too worried. One of them that I talked to said that they only worry about hawks during the day and that is really only...

I am a newbie from Newtown and am glad to see so many people close by. I got my chicks two weeks ago and everything is going wonderful. I can't stop looking on this site, it is truly addicting. I am trying to figure out what I am going...

My EE's look exactly like that plus we have 2 that are a solid dark brown.

Lilchick- I love the idea of fruit trees to cover the area. I can get 5 ft fruit trees right now but will they protect the chicks this summer since they are still small trees? Will a hawk land in the tree and then take a chicken? Do the...

What about rain? I have heard that a lot of people like a solid roof to cut down on smell. Would I not need to worry about that bc it is such a big space and I dont have many chickens?