hello
we have 5 buff orpingtons. They are only a year old and our first chickens. one is broody . it has been about two weeks.
we don't have a rooster. she is so angry if I even speak to her that I am scared to go near her. Question is ....do broody hens
who are not actually incubating a...
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after this long winter and all the melting our coop which is at the bottom of a hill has a lot of mud in it. also the dirt has settled quite a bit. what is the best thing to add to the dirt? more dirt? compost? shavings?
I want it to be safe for the chickens obviously but we aren't sure...
we got a coop secondhand. no issues with the coop itself but it did not have nesting boxes. my husband built the boxes onto the side with close off doors to each box and a lift on top to retrieve eggs. problem is that for the past few weeks there have been earwig bugs all over JUST the nesting...
we are getting out first bunch of chicks soon. We used to have a large dog and had a kennel for him. Is it okay ( germs, diseases, etc) to build the coop and run on top of where we had the dog kennel? It has been about a year since we had our dog. Thanks. Just want to make sure we aren't...