planning

Hello all, We're 90% sure we're going to build our ladies a Woods style coop. There are several folks who've done excellent articles or ongoing threads about how they've decided on final designs and gotten things built, etc., but I'm wondering whether anyone has a concise list of lumber and...

Hi SoCal Chicken Friends! I have had to evacuate due to wildfires 4 times over the last 15 years, but never with chickens. Have any of you? What did you do? Where did you go? Most hotels accept dogs and waive any pet fees for evacuees. However, I'm not so sure that my flock of 5 would be...

I'm working on coop plans and I'm a totally chicken novice. So can I have the nesting box entrance also near the pop door entrance or will that upset the hens to have too much traffic near the nesting boxes. Picture included. The first nesting box would be about 10 inches away from the corner...

Hi everyone! This is my first post here. I have decided to get into keeping Coturnix quail for their eggs. I've decided to go with an aviary style enclosure, because from my research, a wire-bottom cage can harm their feet, and a hutch ceiling is too low. I also like being able to observe the...

I'm planning building a coop this fall, and getting chicks next spring. I'm also an over-planner -- I'd rather figure out mistakes at the drawing stage than the building stage. The chikkinz I want 3 chickens, but I know some chicks may die or be roos, so better to start with more The legal...

I'm a crazy animal person. I know it is just about kitten season, and I also know I have a few stray cats in my neighborhood. Most of them are intact. I want to start a TNR program because of my local shelter always has a bunch of cats,(It's a kill shelter) and I know the outcome for a lot of...