Articles by CountryRoosterUSA

Our First Coop When my wife and I decided to start raising a few laying hen, we knew we would need a coop. Neither one of us have ever had chickens, so this was a real new experience for both of us. I looked at alot of coops on BYC, and put some different things I liked all together to make our...

Sexing Baby Chicks Down Color The general and simplest rule in sexing chicks by down color is to remember males have lighter heads, sometimes with a white or yellow spot. Females have a darker down color, often with a black or brown spot or stripes on their heads, or with darker stripes on...

Our Open Air Chicken Tractor Our chicken tractor is 8' x 6'. It is 4' tall in the back, and 3 1/2' tall in the front. It has a door on the side and one on the front. It also has a small door in the back to get the eggs from the nest box. There are 2 roosts and 1 nest box inside. The tin for the...