Recent content by SGTChicken

The sheet metal overlay is a great idea. Thank you. I have some roof flashing I used to close some holes in the floor of their coop. I'll use that up and see if that helps before I fight with sealing up the eave vents. I just released 4 chicks from their "get to know me" cage. They seem to have...

I have lost several birds to raccoons in recent weeks. I am in the process of building an automatic door so I don't have to walk up and down the hill to open and close the coop. I have a barn style roof on the coop. The eaves hang over the outside of the walls about 6 in. There are no trees...

I had the same problem with my once very friendly rooster. Now that he's feeling his oats he tries to sucker punch me when it's chow time. As awful as it sounds I now post a 5 ft. long tomato stake at the gate to carry with me. It's not a club or anything, just a 1 inch X 1 inch stake. After...

I had to clean my food trough and water dish (a small double water dish for small dogs) a couple times a day in my large plastic tub brooder. I also ended up with my 250W red bulb at about 8-10 inches above the top of the tub. They seemed happy with that. Good Luck.

Here are a few more pics of my chicks. Hope these help with some ID's. This is Tiny. He's pretty small in stature, but makes up for it in attitude. This is Copper. Hope these pics help but she moves around a lot. Here is a group shot.

Thanks for all the input. I have another small roo with "hairy" legs I'll get a picture of. He's little but he's chocked full of attitude.

I was just wondering what kind of birds I have. They came from a gentleman who free ranges and he wasn't sure who got with who. I got them at 3 days old and am proud of myself that they have grown so nice. My daughter thinks I'm a nerd because when she calls from college between class, 8 times...

OOps. Sorry. Thanks N.Florida. I'll jump over there and check it out.

UPDATE: Well my girl, Shanequa, seems to be doing better. Her head is still tilted left, but she hasn't laid it on her back anymore. Also can I get some help with breed on Copper. She's my rust colored hen.

Thanks for all the prompt input. I have some video but apparently I have to upload to YouTube and then embed the link here. Is there another way to get my vid on here w/o going the YT? My girl was doing better this morning 10-31. Still had the head issue but at least she came out and socialized...

Hey guys. New to BYC. Thanks for having me. One of my birds has developed a kind of issue. She lays her head back onto her back and walks in circles. Once she is going for a while she walks pretty good but her head is tilted/cocked to the right. She once went to her side and started doing what...