Posts by Mikee1948

Not sure how much do chickens (8 wks) eat? Feed seems to lay there in the run for days on end, yet if I toss an occasional corn cob or tomato in, they go nuts. Thinking of not giving them any treats until they're full grown. How much...

Quote:Originally Posted by Lisa202 I've read several posts about a hen taking on the role of a rooster when there is no rooster in the flock.  I've never read that one mounted another one...oh wait, yes I have and they were...

A long handled fishing net is my choice. If I were to leave them out until dark, in my area, some predator might be first.

I saw this on the forum:http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=268967but wonder why you need a "veggie" tray? Like the kind you buy at supermarkets that are made up veggie trays?Or will a flower pot base or an...

Just five birds. I had squash, watermelon, and tomatoes in the run. They all turned their noses up at those. But corn on the cob, they drag the cob around with them to keep it away from the others. Bugs they like too. Wonder if there's...

I generally keep chick grower feed in the outdoor trough and the indoor feeder. They eat it, but are very picky about it. WhenI toss an ear of corn into the run, they go nuts trying to get to it, devouring it in an hour. They are seven...

My chicks, now about 6 weeks old, are flying about the run, roosting on the water can, and the shelter roof I built for them (they're supposed to go under the roof, not sit on it!). Do you clip your bird's wing feathers?

Wow! If I come by your way maybe you could rent me a room!

I have water in the coop and in the pen. Each morning when I let them out of the coop, they run around a bit to get the sillys out of their system, and then they head to the outdoor water can and drink, all five of them. The water...

Quote:Originally Posted by itom37 For what?  I'm not sure there's anything I'd use wood chips for.  You could use straw for the nest box i suppose.  I use pine shavings in my coop/nest box and sand/dirt in the run.For...