Recent content by nickajack

Great article, but too many unanswered questions.

Shezadandy, You may be right about the heat. It's been oppressively hot here for several weeks, not to mention we are in a severe drought where I am. I'm going to try a fan to move some air through the coop. They tried to roost on top of the coop again last night. The concern is not so much...

Sorry Eric 2016, The coop is sized for 6 hens. Could be that they think it's a little cramped and I guess since they've all been together since birth, some of them aren't comfortable being in the coop while others are out on the roof. Lol. Your guess is as good as mine.

Thank you so much for the link to fresheggsdaily.com !!! I read the article and all of the comments as well. I'm definitely going to try the natural recipes for killing mites I read about. There's one that is basically water, vegetable oil and dishwashing liquid, that will suffocate mites...

I'm on a Mac and I'm only seeing the original posts we have written. So it must be a glitch in your phone.

Shaunassy, Thanks for your reply. I use Diatomaceous earth all in my coop and bedding because I've read that it will kill mites and such. Not that it's working though. Could be that mites are the reason for this behavior. like you said. I would be interested to know what else can be used to...

This is my first post on this site. I usually just read the forum and learn, so thank you all for that! I have 6 hens I've raised from one day old, and now they are almost 14 weeks old. They are ISA Browns. Now I have a coop and run that's like Fort Knox, in that it is, or at least has been...

Thanks CT!!!!

Thanks Bigwig!!!!

Hello everybody! I joined up March 19th and have been reading the forum since then while building my chicken run around my coop. This is the absolute best site for learning all about chickens! You all have been very helpful to me and I thank you! I look forward to reading and checking out new...