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I have the same question: My neighbor just gave me a big bag of plums. Do I need to pit them???

I may have to come up with a tunnel or bridge for them. Does it hurt them to hold the egg in for a couple extra hours?

The problem is I can't let them go back & forth safely. They won't be protected from hawks, our biggest daytime predators. They are happy in the day area other than when they have to lay.

I have 4 chickens and a secure coop with a small run on one side of the patio. Out in the yard I have a bigger area that is only secure during the day. When they're in the day area and want to lay, they pace back and forth by the gate till I let them back into the coop and nest boxes. If I added...

My girls LOVE figs. I have 2 trees, one large, one small. They haven't bothered the leaves. Go for it.

I'm starting work on this in my area, chickens are currently illegal. It would be nice to find some existing information that people have used so I don't have to start from scratch.

I like Motel Chix

Won't they get cold over the winter?

Yes, put linoleum or vinyl flooring down over the wood, after you clean the wood. Add some DE (food grade diatemaceous earth) and pine chips over that. If you can handle a lot of pine chips in your apartment, you should consider using the deep litter method...

I think Shawn has the same concern as I do. I have 4 EE pullets (6 mos). Only one is laying. I've gotten 4 little eggs in 2 weeks. She goes in and out of the nest box. If I let them out to free range in their day run will she lay an egg in there? How will I know when she wants to lay? Should I...

What a great story. He really turned out to be a beauty. Thank you for sharing his story.

Got my first egg today. Elvis is 23 weeks old. I have 3 other girls the same age and they don't seem ready.

My EE girls are almost 22 weeks and have been acting different for the past few weeks. They are more vocal and flighty and bossy. None of them have even checked out the nest boxes though. Please give me a sign that I'll get eggs soon.

What kind of chicken laid that egg? I want one!

You might want to check out the story of Little Nan. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=492333&p=1

It was a good cowboy story anyway.

I have the same problem from all the recent storms. I thought DE only worked when it was dry. Can I use it on damp sand?

Frasier Crane, looks like an intellectual to me.

Quote: I love this shot. It looks like the girls are taking a leisurely stroll. Sweet.