Posts by so lucky

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...

You're gonna have some colorful eggs. Lucky you!

You might try giving them a little trim, with scissors. It takes two people to do this easily. Some people say they pluck the feathers around the vent, to aid in breeding, or perhaps if poopy butt is an issue. I would think that would...

KristyAz, you've got me beat. My little EE Dovie is about 34 weeks old and not laying yet. Good thing she is so cute and friendly, otherwize, well...........

If you have time this weekend, do a lot of spying on them. Remember who is in the nest when, check for eggs often. You can narrow it down considerably just by observation. If your chickens aren't all the same breed, learn the differences...

If no chemicals are used on a K-31 fescue lawn, is there any reason why grass clippings couldn't be dried and used for hay?

Quote:Originally Posted by oandrea Wanted to share this because I hate the idea of the layena packages going into the garbage now that it has...

That's the kind of coop I really wanted, but DH refused to build one that big. My only suggestion to the OP is that if it is very dark where the roost is, the chickens may be reluctant to go to it, prefering instead the screened area...

Most folks would suggest 30 days of quarentine before you add a new chicken, so after that time, maybe  you could put the newbie in her own cage/pen so the others can see her for a few days before you mix them. And also wait till...