Recent content by sevenchickens7

Thank you!

My flock is 6 weeks old and still cuddles together on the ground at night even though we have plenty of roost bar/space for them in the coop. During the day they roost and sleep on the roost bars out in the enclosure and will even go into the coop and nap on the roost bars but once night hits...

We are going to place a stop guard (piece of pvc) about 6inchs from the back of the run when we go to move the whole unit...it is rather heavy and moves very slow so chickens will just move with it. The stop guard will push them away from the back and prevent any squished feet. Haven't attempted...

Finished the tractor/coop today and thought I would share it with you all :) The right is the play area connected by a tunnel to the coop on the left In the coop;they are just little babes still so no nest boxes yet

I have 3 chicks (out of 27) whom are experiencing this 2 New Hampshire Reds and a Columbian Wyandotte....I soak them every other night in a warm bath for 10 minutes and give them molasses (I take a small spoonful and stir it into a little cup/bowl of water then dip their beaks into it a couple...

Could anyone offer some tips to a newbie on ways to keep your flock cool in the sweltering Kansas summer heat? And ways to encourage them to drink?

So it's not really a coop, it's our brooder that I am having problems keeping cool. We transformed an old garden shed into the brooder but the problem is it in the sun most of the day. Here in Kansas it has been in the high 90s low 100s and even with all 3 windows open, and a fan oscillating it...

These are my babies..well when they arrived :)

Hey from Kansas!! I got my first flock of 27 beautiful birds 2 weeks ago today. Columbian Wyandottes and New Hampshire Reds. Not sure on genders yet but man are they a blast to watch. My dad actually ordered them but I picked them up from the post office and fell head over heals for the fluff...

Here is the poor guys vent

Hey everyone I'm new to the chicken world and came across this site while struggling to help one of my little guys. Any advice would be great! He cries when he goes to poop and his vent protrudes from his body. It has begun to bleed now everytime he goes. He does not have a pasty bottom but when...