Posts by melonhead

So I have two groups of chickens...three BRs are about 4 months old (one is a rooster) and the other three EEs are 3 months old. The BRs have been living in the main coop and the babies have been in a mini aframe coop/run during the da,...

I let my flock out to free-range for a couple hours this evening.  It was their first time out of the run (I've had them for about 3 weeks).  Those were some happy chickens at bedtime!

Uggh, this sucks!  I hope you can get things fixed up fairly easily.

wow, the fact that he comes out every day to glare at you sounds really confrontational.  I'm not exactly sure what you should do, but I don't recommend crying in front of him.  Then he'll just know that he can intimidate...

i had originally intended to put it inside the run, but it doeesn't fit well.  or at least not well enough that the other hens wouldn't be cramped.    of course, my other option would be just keeping them in a...

So i bought this little coop to keep my chicks in, until they're ready to integrate with the hens.      It's small (45x56) and pretty lightweight (24 lbs), so i worry about predators.  I want to modify it a...

well, i did throw a bucket of sand into the run and at first they just ran up and ate a bunch of it.  when i went back out later though, all three were lying in the sand, and it was spread out, like they had likely been scratching...

wow, i thought for sure everyone was going to say cockerel for butterfly.  the comb looks like it's starting to expand to 3 mini rows.     featherz...they do look a lot alike!  and, we're neighbors.  I'm...

Ok, I'll play.  I have 3 EEs that I absolutely adore.  I was told (of course) that they were all female, but I'm having a sneaking suspicion about one of them.  I got to snap a few pics tonight.  Unfortunately I...

My flock has a run that sits right on the ground, and i have seen them do a bit of digging...but my soil is clay, so it's very thick and difficult to dig.  Plus, once it rains, it stays wet for a while.  Should I be offering...