My Ancona hen has been very strange the last couple weeks he hasn't laid an egg in almost a year and she's about 6 years old. She has a darker purplish that is shriveled, she gas when she breathes, and she walks funny sometimes she falls down when she's trying to beat the other hens to the food...
If I leave the windows open that are open now is that enough ventilation here in Southeastern Kentucky? They will have a porch over them so that I can open them all the way for ventilation without getting rain and snow. They are facing South. Would the porch roof need the clear roof panels for...
I have built my coop, but need the run. I see many photos with the 2x4's notched to a bottom plate but not sure how to go about this. How do you attach the hardware cloth together because I can only get 36" hardware cloth. Is it better to run the hardware cloth horizontally or vertically. My run...
I keep asking this question, but there doesn't seem to be an answer yet.
My coop is 8 X 12 and is 2 feet high off the ground so they can go under as well. I can't imagine crawling under there and sweeping up daily or cleaning. I'm 67. I want to add a tarp nailed to the 4 X 4's that is supporting...