I am brand new to raising chicks. I have 8 bantam chicks that are 1 week old today. They aren't very people friendly. I pick them up twice a day to check for pasty butt. I sit by the brooder and talk to them 5-6 times a day. I've put food on my hand and occasionally they will eat out of it...
I am turning the 8x8 shed into a chicken coop with a large attached run. I want the run to include the double door as well as the left side wall. It's going the be about 20x10. I can't figure out how to attach the run to the wall with the doors however.
I'm going to cover the run with the...
I am thinking of raising chickens. Here are a few things I think I have figured out; I want eggs only, no rooster no meat. I only want 3-4 hens. I want a coop kit. Here is where I am running into a problem. Finding a coop kit big enough for 4 full size hens, that doesn't cost $800-$1000 and has...