Posts by mickeymousears

SO yours is pretty much a wooden shed, customized for the chickens.  We dont own our house so we cant pour a slab  - - but maybe pavers would be a good substitute

my current coop (abandoned).... We built it when the birds were young and had intended on everyone sleeping upstairs (the plastic roof section) and hanging out downstairs (the chicken wire section)... but the birds had their own...

Is that the same brand?? Or something you got in the states?

they said they dont ship to US :( They look pretty cool though   http://www.greenfrogdesigns.co.uk/

I have 2 hens and 1 Peking duck. They free range in the backyard during the day. So a run is not necessary. We built our current coop to move around but it's so heavy we only move it a few times a year....which is fine- so currently I'm...

Raccoons got one of my ducks and have been back every night for the rest of my flock. They actually had my barred rock but my husband made it outside before they hurt her (she lost a bunch of feathers). So everyone has been moved into...

Yes it did- thank you!! It's interesting about the turkeys tho- that was the first positive confirmation of WNV In this county. Yet the pamphlet said they shouldn't be affected.

Well it's that time of year again and our county just had its first reports of west Nile a wild turkey and a hawk. This is my first west Nile season with chickens How do we protect them from the virus/mosquitoes? What are the symptoms...

Farm supply has chicks. They are around $5 each I think

Shell be a year old on the 3rd and no she hasn't had a big molt yet. Hopefully that's it!!