Recent content by Pouletmaman

Ok! I’m a novice. But she has very different pattern than her same breed sister

Her name is rainbow. She was always small, but I question her feather pattern

How do u determine cockerel?

Are these baby spurs?? She is 3 1/2 months old Is she not a she for sure? I have to move so would be helpful to know what I’m selling or gifting! Eeek

Good idea for apron too. Since that’s been our only problem so far, but we were using a tractor for adults. This is a new set up for babes. More risk for rodents

That totally sucks about your shed! Thank you for the insight though

Thank you! I will send her off to lab. There’s no way I’m up to doing it myself this time. 😬

Great thank you! So just rebar in the block holes? Shoot if I can’t have the holes horizontal then I can’t get the extra height using the long side for the second layer, above ground level. I could use two more layers? Without grouting/cementing them together?

The area is 9’ x 3’ 4” (the size of my pre-fab) My plan for hardware cloth is 12”down on sides, not on the floor. I’m digging down to get a good litter going- to add a few inches of browns and still be at or lower than ground level. I’m adding more height to give room for it to grow and to make...

Oh yes of course, I’m in Seattle area

I’m preparing to do deep litter. Also, I have this coop I want to raise (it’s killing my back). I live in a rainy winter area, and I lack knowledge about making foundation and controlling dirt. We see tunnels around so I have to mostly worry about digging predators. the pics show the cement...

Thank you. I saw the fluid though and it was really dark, like if you were to make tobacco tea and include both fresh tobacco and cigarette butts! started as a dark brown and as I got more the color overall was ash with a green tinge. It wasn't thick at all. I was planning on sending her, I...

Our chicken passed sometime in the night, and she may have been dead for 12 hours in 44-50 degree temp before putting her in fridge. Was that too long? Also, I know she had an infection, as I drained some of the ascites and it was dark. A few weeks ago she had black in the nostrils. I thought...

oh. I see. thank you. :(