Articles by schlitch
Hayden
Singin' on YouTube
Our first chicken was a 'gift' from a co-worker which they named Hayden. They wanted him to have more room to roam instead of their backyard in the city, and they were concerned about the noises he was starting to make affecting their neighbors. The cockrell was...
Rose (Rhode Island Red)
Here is Rose at 3 days old.
She is probably the smallest of the flock, but is always the first one to hop out of the brooder and onto my lap.
Here is Rose at 2 weeks with my youngest child.
And at 2 weeks, in motion, just taking off for a short flight...
The Biddie's First Month
One Week
Ameraucana
Black Australorp
Delaware
Golden Sex-Link
Rhode Island Red
*** Two Weeks ***
Ameraucana
Black Australorp
Delaware
Golden Sex-Link
Rhode Island Red
*** Three Weeks ***
Ameraucana
Black Australorp
Delaware
Golden Sex-Link
Rhode Island Red...
The Biddies Arrive
In preparation to receive the new little biddies we converted an old dog kennel.
We placed pine shavings in the bottom and covered them with paper towels. We installed the light and monitored the temperature with the light and it hit 96 degrees. It is soooo clean...
The Portable Coop!
I wanted to make a portable Coop that we could move around the property so that the chickens would have fresh ground to live on every few days. I started construction in our small one stall garage out in the shop. We only plan for it to house a maximum of 5-6 standard...