Picking up a pair of mated 5 month old jumbo Peking ducks soon-I have 7 hens/rooster (RIR roo/mixed hens) of similar age. Ducks can be aggressive towards chickens but more hens is my understanding.
Chickens have a 48 sqft house 7ft tall in a 12x12 enclosed run (chain link with HC skirt) with...
So after a family of foxes got my flock of golden comets and we moved I swore no chickens (well mostly my wife). And then my wife decides chickens. So I picked up 4 different breeds from TSC to have some variety in eggs, slightly less egg production than golden comets (even I got tired of...
Lots of great info here but wanted to post the start to my new coop build based on a metal tube frame from a greenhouse (cheap start for framing with plywood 8x6x8 roughy-plastic is recycled for another greenhouse project) inside of an existing long since used dog run (22.5x12).
This is a bit...
Hi all-beginner here. Built a coop based on some pictures-8x4 with a 3x1.5 nesting box (May add a second to the other side). Reclaimed wood and some tin as well as some vinyl for windows. Large enough for my 6 golden comets who I’ve had for 6 weeks from TSC plus more.
I built it with what I...
Been lurking and realized I hadn’t joined. Just finishing up my coop build in time for building the run this weekend. Picked up 6 golden comets from TSC 6 weeks ago. Have kept them alive this long and semi tame for my wife and 4 yr old who has named his favorite Jack (Jackie being a layer)...