Posts by mlabresh

This is another that I considered... But I don't know the dimensions of it. Opinions?  

Thank you! I was wondering about that. One of the things I was not crazy about with this design is that he has the nesting boxes inside. I didn't think that would be big enough for 6 either. He says 4x4 for up to 6 chickens or the 4x6...

if you like, you could copy the image from the add to your computer and then upload it here. I did that on my thread (buying a coop). and if you want to share the description, you could copy/paste that too.  

So we're looking at buying a small coop to start us out. Not sure how attached to it we'll be, but if it's not so great we'll rebuild later. Or maybe be able to modify this one. We figured out that to buy this one would end up being a...

yay! how exciting!!  

I took the plunge and took our little chicks outside for the first time today! I figured since it was 82 and sunny, there was really no reason not to! Plus, I needed to clean the brooder. Here's a couple pictures of them enjoying their...

Thanks aoxa! That is really helpful. Our driveway is largely rock/gravel with LOTS of tiny bits of rock/dust. So that would be a very easy source for them. We have some volunteer lettuce growing outside of our garden that I wanted to...

Agreed. I mostly asked out of curiosity. I'd heard about the yogurt being ok and wondered if there were other things I can give them. It's not so much about the cost as the availability. We don't have a working vehicle right now, so I...

Here are my black star chicks at about 1-2 days old.  

My chicks are 12 days old now and I don't have any grit yet. I will be getting some soon, but I was wondering if there are any treats they can have without grit? Can they have yogurt or applesauce or oatmeal? Maybe soft cooked veggies?...