the coop faces the east so the west side of the coop is a solid wall...here we get alot of weather out of the north and that is the side thanks to recommendations on here that I have decided to tarp off. I am not to concerned with letting the sun in as much as I am with blocking the wind.... the...
In this coop I have a white leghorn roo, 2 leghorn hens, and 1 rir hen...I think we will put up tarps on the 2 fences sides...which is the best way to securely do that with the wind and all?
Here is our coop for our established flock of 4 they love it however its fall/winter now and my biggest issue is the rain and ice...yes its been raining ice now for 2 days is blowing into the small opening and flooding their floor which is now a solid sheet of ice...:( i need any and all help on...
Thank you all for the comments and helpful tips...at this time I have decided to house the small birds in an extra large wire dog kennel at night until I can get another coop...hopefully like the one I have since it was made here in town by a roofers left over material! I will set up different...
The rooster is a part of the pecking, he is no better than the older hens!! I have one long roosting bar as my coop is smaller...how long will this go on its already been a couple weeks!
Hello, I have an established flock of 3 hens and 1 rooster. This summer we incubated eggs and now have 3 chicks that are 5 months old. All day long while they are free ranging they are always seperate...I feed them mainly out of a feeder...the older ones attack during feeding, attack in the coop...
I have a chick that hatched on monday...everything went really good, chick appears to be healthy with no defects that can be seen by the eye. However the chick is just not active like the other ones it sits around most the time with its eyes closed, is off balance, I catch it walking backwards...