Hi all! I have had chickens for 2 years and this summer I wanted to put in a exhaust fan for them. I need one that is on the small size so I can put it above the door so it isn’t right above their roosts. I also need it to be under $40 if possible. Any suggestions would be great!!
thanks!
Anyone use solar power to have lights, heat lamp, fan and door for their coop and run? I have no idea where to start in looking into what i would need. Was going to run power from our house but that is out of the budget right now. Was told it would be around $1300 to run a line out there. Any...
I am trying to find something on using pallets stacked maybe 2 high for the walls and roof of a run. We have a 8x12 old shed that we are converting and i want to be able to have a run where i can go in and chill with the chicks.
finishing up our external nesting box and trying to figure out if I should put in dividers. Was thinking maybe vinyl curtain dividers like I am doing on the front of the box. We have 9 chicks and built the box to have 4 individual boxes in case we get more chickens. I want to have the dividers...
We are getting our chicks today from Runnings today. We have the brooder, pine shavings bedding, water & feeder.
Any suggestions on what food we should get?
Also she we refrain from handling them much the first couple days?
Also anything else anyone suggest we get.
Have the lamp but no...
Hi, in our neighborhood we have re-purposed a kids playhouse and sandbox into a community chicken coop. We are starting with 9 chicks. 3 Silkies, 2 Buff Orpington, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Bantam Barred Rock. We are going to use tubs for the brooder. I have uploaded a photo of our work in...