Posts by SSO202

Not sure if anyone has suggested this yet, but another good place to check is your produce manager at the local grocery. They sometimes will give you boxes of the expired produce which is still very suitable for the birds. I also have a...

How about a roll of linoleum flooring...cut it to fit tight and you could fold or bend it to get it in the coop. You could then use a combination of pine shavings and DE layered over top of it. You could add some support underneath the...

I know mine went through their first molt which started about four weeks ago. I still haven't seen any eggs since the molt started.......How long before they start laying again and is there anything I can do to prompt them back into...

Mine are about the same age....we got them in Feb 09 as day olds....man there are 25 of them and the feathers are everywhere...not sure how long it lasts but I need some more eggs...

My wife and I used it to build our first coop. It is really easy to do if you follow the materials list and directions. The hardest part is getting it "square" and doing the roof. I have very little building experience and I...

I used the Fast Framer Kit that joehafner suggested. I have very little building experience. My wife and I put it together in just a couple of days. We then took a bit more time to customize it, but it certainly makes a job easy.

Thank you all for the replies. I have read the articles and really not sure which way to go with her. She of course is one of the friendliest birds in the flock and hate to see her suffering. The spinach may have been too much for them...

I am not sure on the breed...I got 21 in a rainbow pullet pack from Meyer. She is brown with white spots and some blue purple colors in her feathers. She is kept in a run/coop combo with 20 other birds. It is 8'wide by 23' long. I have...

I read some threads on here about crop issues, but can't seem to find an answer right away. I went out this morning and found one of my girls who is almost 12 weeks laying limp next to the feeder. She now has a large lump in her lower...

I ordered from Meyer and they shipped on a Monday and my post office called Tuesday at 530 pm and my wife sped to the post the office and picked them up.  We skipped our baby class at the hospital to care for the chicks. I would...