Thanks so much. I will be working on these improvements right away. I have some fake eggs, Had them in all the nest, will do what you say. I will relocate the water. It's all a new structure, plenty of room for me to move. I will make a new ramp to the roosting as well. I am going to put a...
I have a solar exhaust fan in set at 86 deg. to come on. I also have a window on the other side for ventilation. I have Five chickens in a 12' x 6' coop. The running area is 3-4 times bigger than the inside coop. The nesting boxes to the right in the top picture I took the top off to see if...
Got my chickens in February and its been a long road to get to where I am. I have two of my five chickens laying and yesterday I seen one of the chickens in the runner standing in the corner with its head kind of arched back and half way squatting down. After a few seconds she dropped her...
I am a newbie too. Have fun reading and learning. Starting from scratch building a coop, runner and everything else is long, but the reward is unreal. Mine are 20 weeks old and starting to lay some small eggs. Keep readying and searching and asking, you will get you answers and enjoy the fun...
I am in the same boat. Keep reading, plenty of good information and people here. This forum has sure cleared up questions for me and bad information lingering out there. This has helped me a ton. Like the constructive discussions, respect for opinions when differ. I have put together a...
Thanks so much, I have read a lot in the forum and it has guided me through all the questions. From my first day picking them up in Feb., building this massive coop & runner, feeding, to all the other questions I have had. We are now getting to the point of reward. I am looking so forward to...
I am new to chickens and I can't tell you how much fun I have had raising the 5 chickens since February and watching them grow and developed there own personalities. This forum has guided me through lots of questions and answers to help me.
I live in Georgia, have 5 hens, and thinking I have...