Recent content by Chicken_man_J

Thank you, got an egg from her today.

Thanks for responding. She's back to how she regularly acts. She has no lice or mites and the coop is clean.

On last Sunday my RTR was limping and hobbling to get under truck. I examined her foot and wasn't bumble foot. I isolated her in my shed that night while other hens where free ranging and got into the coop. Kept her isolated that night and put a kennel left it open so she could free range...

They might not get that size but can get up to the size of 7 feet.

Correct these stores are looking for profit over risks. Reasons for having backyard chickens. Reasons I try and purchase locally. Such as feed from local mill. The feed store also has other stuff. Additionally, other items from local feed/hardware store.

Burmese Pythons that can be pets and currently overtaking the Florida Everglades causing native species such as native birds, deer, other native wildlife to be in serious jeopardy. Therefore, there a python hunt in Florida where individuals earn revenue searching and additional income for...

Feeding it will cause additional problems :he , than eliminating it. Any snake in the coop is dangerous for you and your hens. Would you reach around any snake in a nesting box to grab any eggs?

Finally, completed my coop. Attached awnings (sealed with Thompson Water Seal), changed roosting bars, parked under oak for shade where previous coop was. Being on a trailer, provides shade as breeze can blow through while giving them an area for dirt baths. Cut the 2x4 holding main roosting bar...

Living in SE Florida and this is the hottest and most humid summer. I built a new coop and focused on ventilation. My hens free range during the day with plenty of shade and access to water. There is a fan constantly running in my coop. Water, shade, and coop ventilation is the key! My coop was...

Had a chance to demo old coop and work on new one yesterday before putting it under tree for shade. New coop almost finished. More awnings and couple things but they enjoy it.

Decided to cut the clean out door in half due to weight dragging on floor. Installed a 2x4 behind with internal latch. Going to install handles and another latch on out side. Installed 2 awnings after cutting and sealing them with Thompson's water seal. Installed netting on to removable nesting...

My hen started laying about 3 days after out of jail and reintroduced. It takes time, but once successful will benefit your flock's attitude. Along with egg production. Read about it on here along with additional research but proof was in the pudding for me after seeing results in person. I...

Nothing should attack your grandson, especially a rooster. Be an entirely different story if it was a dog 🤔

Mine went broody and built a "chicken jail" after 4 days it worked! She was outside in the shade with water and feed during the day and jail placed in coop at night. Reintroduced her and she went hasn't been broody. My hens free range and she wouldn't get out off one of the boxes. She was trying...

Got some additional work on coop today before a tremendous rain and thunder storms for 1-2 hours. Got the roof panels mounted, mounted bamboo and oak perches, fan, more work on nesting boxes. Here are pictures minus roof as had to immediately tarp due to rain. Will continue building, awnings and...