Recent content by Snilref

You are succinct if nothing else.

I love the coloring on this variety of Sussex.

Hell everyone. I have 8 hens, and I get somewhere between 5 and 7 eggs a day. We occasionally give away a 1/2 dozen to neighbors and friends, but we don't sell any yet. I'm wondering if there could be any benefit to putting dates on our eggs to keep track of when they were laid.

And the hardware cloth I was considering is 1/2" x 1/2" 19 gauge galvanized steel.

I was hoping for a predator proof run. I've seen a skunk up on the hilltop where we live. And we see an occasional dog wandering around. Neighbors have reported snakes, but I haven't seen any. I inherited the fence wire we have, so I had to use my calipers to measure the specifics. The holes...

We're building a new coop and run, and we have a bunch of dog fence wire. A lot of posts here talk about using hardware cloth to keep critters out. But is critter fence wire just as good?

6 eggs from 8 chickens. That's pretty typical at our place.

What a great idea. I'm just starting to build a new coop & run. But I may change directions after seeing this.

Are they decent egg-layers?

My 8 girls would all lay in 1 box for the first couple weeks we had them. And then one day they all switched to laying in a different box.

My wife and I only recently became chicken parents. But we've already fallen in love with the whole scene. We love our girls. Love your stories as well.

Very thorough. I love this coop, and I'm hoping to build one just like it this summer.

Wow. Lots of friendly people here. And I've already learned so much on this site. Thanks everybody.

What makes her 'hatchery quality'?