Recent content by Fourgirlyhens

I live in Alaska. If the egg is frozen I usually just toss it. I too refrigerate the eggs since they are already cold. It makes sense to me. Come summer time I'm going to store them on the counter. We have a second fridge in the garage for extra supplies. So if we run out of space in our kitchen...

A coop designed for 4 hens in Juneau, Ak.

I live in Juneau, Alaksa and this is my first winter wth my hens. When asking the local farm about chicken care they highly recommend not hearing the coop. Iv had a lot of pressure from people who don't have chickens and people who do have chickens to hear my coop. But based on research of my...

If I put colored Christmas lights inside the coop will it still work as suplimental lighting for winter? Or do I have to use white/clear lights? I'm trying to avoid fire hazards and it's easier to get Christmas lights out to the coop. I have a clamp light but I'm worried of it not being durable...

I manage a bed and breakfast, so iv named my chicken coop the Chick-Inn. (Naturally lol) I figured my hens needed a luxury area for privacy and relaxation.

It's been close to 0 degrees the last few days and my hens have started laying. It's my first winter. The egg I got today was not cracked but definitely frozen solid. Can I thaw it and still eat it or should I just toss it out?

I used the idea of a doggy door. Instead of paying $20 for an actual door I went to a craft store and bought half a yard of the heaviest plastic I could find there. I spent $6 and cut slits in it and stapled it to the cut out frame. It took the hens a while to figure out that they could go...

It's my first winter with chickens. It's been really cold and their droppings froze to the bottom of the coop. I can't seem to get it all clean. There is sand in there but with the coop it's all frozen together. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Should I just love it until it warms up?

I got my first egg today. Of course mid winter here in Alaska. However, it wasn't in the nesting box. It was laying in the middle of the coop. Any suggestions for getting them to lay in the boxes. They don't seem interested in the boxes...

Hello everyone! I'v only been a chicken mom for about 4 months now. I got our four hens when they were about 5-6 months old. They haven't started laying yet but I'm not too worried about that. It winter time and I live in Alaska where we only get a max amount of 5 hours of day light. However...