Recent content by presh22

HA!!!!! Love this.. I mean, its too bad for you, but epitomizes how weird hens can be!

I dunno if this is still relevant, but i have many breeds of birds and the amber white is by far my favorite and in interestingly enough the least flighty. Great layers!

Mine are first year, they began laying daily in late August-Early Sept. I am not familiar with molting, but their feathers look good. I have noticed a greater than normal amount of feathers on their poop deck, so maybe they are molting? I was so excited about the timer idea and that we would...

I have 4 hens and all but one completely stopped laying approximately 2 weeks ago. Our hen Amber, which is a hybrid breed still lays like clockwork every single morning. I wired power to my coop and installed a timer to turn on at 4am and off at 7am. Back on at 6pm and turn off at 7pm. I live in...

Ya, its different because it recently ensued. It's like they squack constantly for 10 mins and then subside and then start again after an hour, usually in the morning hours. It doesn't correspond to laying at all either. I know what you mean about the purring, my buff does it when laying. Thanks...

Great Job, Fun that the family helped you!

Hi All, I have 4 chickens (1- is a bit older and laying). The others have about 4 weeks left to go. Lately, while in the coop in the morning they make weird consistent sounds. I am not sure if its them trying to make me aware they want out. They are able to free-range my yard all day, so I...

Here is a simple coop design. A very affordable way to provide chickens spacious comfortable living. We house only 4 hens, but 8 would comfortably reside. The bottom still needs some hardware cloth to act as predator deterrence, but otherwise a complete project. I reside near Seattle and our...

Wow, this one is super nice, you did an excellent job! This helps me visualize an open air design. You never sheathed the top then, right? I was considering just sheathing my roof and following the formula of 1 sf ft. per bird of ventilation, but its a 4'x4' box so I figured why not just let...

Hi All, I am preparing to start building my coop this weekend and have a question about the roof. I need clarification regarding vents. I have heard from others and read on this forum it is vital for them to have proper ventilation. Good, but I have heard an equal amount of stories declaring...

Notice the hen behind it is the same age exactly with little to no comb.

Ha nice, tomatoes and grapes, really?? Here is a photo of the alleged rooster, what do you think?

I think you are right. It is a rooster.