Posts by so lucky

Hmmm, when we were building my coop, I read on here somewhere that it is better to put the flat side of the 2 by 4 face up, so they will have a broader base to roost on, to maintain balance and keep feet warm. Guess it works both...

When my girls dig a hole in their yard, along the fence, I place a big rock over the hole. Or you could use a log, piece of board, large gravel, whatever. They will find someplace else to dig. Eventually, it will be somewhere...

Two eggs a day? Wow! I'd want to keep her, too!

Does she get mad when you try to get the eggs from underneath her? I think it is pretty normal for a chicken to go broody in the winter, but some experienced chicken folks don't let the girls hatch in winter due to the possible weather...

I think it depends on the reason you feel you need a roo. If you just want him for the pretty colors, and because the crowing is cool (?) you perhaps should consider the negative aspects. When I had a roo, he terrorized the...

Now you know, you will be needing more chickens who lay different color eggs! It's so addicting. My 9-month old "runt" EE just layed her first egg yesterday, slightly more blue than her sister's eggs, and slightly different shape. I...

I don't have an answer for you, but you have my sympathy! Good grief!! I would think the ones hatched this spring would be laying. What kind are they? (And I guess you are sure they are girls?) Sorry, gotta ask.....

This question has probably been answered several times in this thread, but I don't have through all the pages right now.so I was wondering if anybody could tell me if the worms shed their skin as they grow? I have lots of various size...

You can use pine needles, dried grass, old towels, shredded paper in the nest boxes. I use straw and a few pine needles, and the girls like it just fine, apparently. You won't need all those nest boxes. Nine girls will probably only use...

Some light weight chickens can still fly a bit with wing feathers clipped. If your garden fence is not very high, say under 5 feet, they may still be able to get in. How high is their roost? Ours is only about 3.5 feet off the floor, but...