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We’re starting up our flock again, and absolutely don’t have time to build a decent coop. I notice that several folks have bought these - how was your experience? How is it holding up?

They've been eating non-organic layer pellets, and the occasional leftovers, and there's good ventilation. I've swithced back to organic now that my local supplier is able to get it again

I've noticed over the last few months that our coop smells pretty bad. We clean, and move them around, and they were wormed last month: still really stinky poo. Is this indicative of either parasites or bacteria? Thx!

We got our first egg from a 5 month old Susex yesterday!

I've noticed that once the roos reach a certain age, their behavior can change.

Cute, but when they're small they can break into coops more easily

Curiously, I just noticed mine doing the same, though no sneezing. Could it be heat-related/

I lost a few pullets last year in the same kind of kennel. Had to be raccoons.

http://www.birdwatching.com/stories/killdeer.html http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Killdeer/lifehistory

Gorgeous birds! Wish they were closer

Do you suppose that if we had more than one rooster, we would look less like competition to them? I hate to get rid of him just because he's being a rooster.

Hi all; I'd like to let our small flock out (when the flower beds are grown enough to withstand all the scratching), but here's my problem: when the hens see me, they come running for food. When the rooster sees me, he comes running to kick my kneecaps, right behind the hens. I don't want to...

Seriously? 12 pound hens?!?

I'm interested in a Black Copper Marans cockeral!

Our coop has a roof made of Ondura. It's a metal roof imitation from Lowe's, made of, I dunno, stuff. It wasn't expensive and it works very well.

2 of our six hens became fox meat this evening. I hadn't been letting them out that much, but lately they'd really been enjoying it. We left them out when we went in to dinner, and when we came back, there were a few piles of feathers. Sad. OTOH, it was the oldest and the weakest. The...

It doesn't take too long to lure chickens with anything they like to eat, which is, well, lots of things. Dog training treats are real big at our house

We have the occasional yearling bear passing through the place, so far with little or no contact 'tween us & them. Since we're very close to I-95, they typically are drawn out to the rest stop, and the trashcans of the rest stop, with devastating results (for the bear) Our DNR was entirely...

I've noticed since we lost the roo and the girls are inthe tractor pretty much full time, the eggs are not quite so spectacular

Awesome!! Sounds like a keeper!