Posts by carolinasculpture

Hi!  We keep ours in the living room as well.  They are easy to see, get to and they get used to people being around. 

Hi!  I used sand and clover.  Added fresh clover each day and cleaned the whole thing out each week.  They had grit and had fun digging in the clover.  Had used the pine chips in the past with no problems, but the...

Hi!  I got a few nipples from FarmTek and made 2 of the 5 gallon waterers.  They are just the plain push in variety.  I have been thrilled with them and have since ordered more!  I made a smaller waterer for the...

Hi!  I leave the pop door open on our coop all the time.  But they have a fenced, covered, electric fenced run.  If you could set up an electric fence around the run/coop, I don't see why not.  Good luck!  

Hi!  When I had a broody hen in cold temps, it actually helped out some.  Just like someone else mentioned, I would go down to the coop around 2 or 3 in the afternoon and take the broody out of the nest box and cover all the...

Quote: Originally Posted by cracked egg  Hello, I am looking for advice. I am taking a short term job in Aiken,was hoping on any info on reasonable places to stay. I will be there for 2 months. I would appreciate any...

He might settle down a bit around 1 year as his testosterone levels off.  I had one that did that.  Believe it or not, we just got used to it!

Hi!  When our hens first started laying, (they took me by surprise and  I hadn't added any oyster shells or even layer feed yet) she laid a few eggs and then must have run out of calcium.  As soon as I got her the layer...

Hi!  I use the astro-turf nest liners from FarmTek.  They are grey, have fake grass which all leans one direction which helps the eggs to roll out of the nest box into the collection area.  They are SUPER easy to clean...

X2!  If they are so rough there is blood, you need to step in and separate them for a bit, but hopefully still where they can see each other.  Other than that, the more space that have to move around in, it seems the less...