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Thanks and I agree with you, predators are relentless. it only takes one spot for them to get in and while I'm snoozing, they're getting eaten. I don't want that to happen. I'll look around for a light and in the meanwhile catch them and put them in heir house.

Hello, My 4 chicken have been in their new coop about 2 weeks. After the 3rd night they were going in the henhouse all on their own. Last night, or yesterday, they figured out how to get to the highest roost, about 6' off the ground, and stayed the night on the roost. They are completely...

Thanks junebug for all your positive feedback and help. That's what I've always liked about online forums. There's always someone willing to to tell you what you're doing wrong and what not to do.

Alright, I went to the feed store and got a bag of starter crumbles and they've been eating for 15 minutes straight! I feel bad that I've given them the wrong stuff for a week. Looks like they're gonna try to make up for it in one day! The guy at the store said to give them this until they're...

Thank you sunflour. I will go get some starter crumbles and continue with that for 6 more weeks. I do have their old waterer and feeder in the henhouse.

Great. I'm batting 1000! So what is 'proper nutrition'?

Hello, We have (4) 10 week old chickens, 2 Rhode Island Reds and 2 White Rocks, we finished there coop yesterday and put them in but have noticed that they haven't eaten. We were feeding them chick mash? until last week and we were out of food, I stopped at a feed store and they sold me scratch...

Ok, thank you.

Hello, I'm new to this and I'm not sure at what temperatures, hot and cold, do chickens thrive in? My son and I are finishing up the coop and will be putting the chicks/chickens outside. I'm in Southern California and it's a pretty steady climate. Average evenings are 50 degrees, rarely in the...

I'm just about done farming my son's coop and run. Right now the ground is grass but from what I understand, the grass won't last long. Any advice on what the ground should consist of? I've seen sand, hay, etc. is it just a personal preference or are some better than others? Thank you, Ed

Right now they're in a portable dog kennel. About 3' x 3' x 4' long with a storage bucket, heat lamp, roost, etc. I'm modifying the kids fort I built a few years ago. They will have a 4'w x 4'L x 3' high henhouse elevated about 4' above ground. They will have access below that as well as an 8'...

Not sure how to add pics yet.

We have 2 Rhode Island reds and 2 white rocks. Hope they're all hens. I don't know yet.

Hi, I just joined and wanted to say hello. My 14 year old son and I are building a coop and he has 4 chick about 6 weeks old. He wanted them for his birthday so he got them! It looks like it's going to be fun.