Hi, We have a friend who needed to re-home her hens, so we said yes. She gave us 18 hens a run and a coop, which was far too small. We spent under $300 building this house. We had some recycled 2x4 pine. I'm terrible at making posts but I wanted to show you can build a henhouse for a few hundred...
This girl seems to have good spirits, eats, though I have not seen her drink. Lays down most days. Has a bit of a limp when walking, lethargic compared to the others. Checks include looking for injury, odd smells, bugs, some vent proctology. The right foot had long nails and seems weak. She...
Seems to be some sudden changes in behavior.
#1 the death of one hen..not really a behavior pattern to post on there..
#2 they stopped using the nest box for some reason, now all lay in the corner on the other side of the hen house
#3 I was just outside and saw 2 of the hens had this big frog...
hi, I have 5 ladies, rip Coconut.
They are Marshmallow,Ostrich,Toasted Zebra,Snowball and Mustard. my 4 year old girl named them!
I built a coop that is 4wx8L and 6' h sloping to 4'high.the outdoor penn is 8x6.
So the problem i have is myhinking of a way to make a door from the house to the...
I am trying to think of all the possible problems before I build a permanent structure for the hens.
#1 I do mow my lawn, how far should they be from this scary noisy machine?
#2 my property has a large steep hill on the back side so it only gets late day sun , like after 2 pm..where should I...
Hi everyone,
My names Joe and my family and I live in western Massachusetts.
This year we are going to get some chicks from the agway in town, New Hamphires or Red sex link, i guess they are about the same.??My 4 year old chose them, our choices were barred plymouth rock, rhode island reds...