Recent content by chicduckie

I was feeding my small flock ( 3 hens) Manna Pro 16% layer feed and they were fine. I needed to find a more affordable feed though, especially since our flock is going to get bigger. After reading the forums and looking at prices I decided to choose Kalmbach 17% layer feed. Now the flock's...

What sort of foods should I give her to introduce additional protein?

We noticed today that our Batan has a balding patch on her neck but at a closer look, it seems the feathers have broken off. She doesn't seem to be being bullied or anything. Any ideas and suggestions on what this could be? TIA.

Thank you for all the helpful points you are making. You have given me loads to think on further! There's so much to learn for y'all!

We are in Putnam county NY. Good point about the weight of the snow! TY

We are starting out with 4 chickens with room to grow. The prefab we are looking at is the Bungalow Chicken Coop at mypetchicken.com - its def not perfect but will be a good size for our four girls. It looks like there will be enough room for now. I wanted to build our own but that's down the...

The run will be 8X24 - it will be 6ft tall (as I want a walk-in and I am 5"10). The run will be wood and hardware wire. Will have a roof - not sure of the material yet for that yet.

We are getting a prefab coop and will place it in the run. I am in the beginning stages of planning the run build and I was curious what does everyone use to secure the framing in the ground? Is concrete necessary? Deck block corners dug into the ground? Can I just use pressure-treated wood...

We are brand spanking new to raising chickens. We are awaiting our chicks in Spring and are very excited. We are getting 4 chicks in April. I am just getting our permits for our coop and run - and have so many questions!!! Excited to be here! chicduckie

I am trying to locate the most BYC friendly towns in Westchester & Putman counties in NY State. Towns that offer permits to small plots of lands ideally. I am doing my own research but figured I would come to the experts.