Articles by vermontgal
Should I heat my coop?
This question echos throughout the threads of BYC ever fall and early winter. This article addresses the tale of how one VermontGal resolved this question. I also endeavor to provide you with some information about chicken's environmental needs, coop construction &...
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A Vermont Winter Coop for 4 Chickens
I built an insulated chicken coop on the 2nd floor of my c. 1890 urban horse barn -- you know, the kind of barn designed for your urban-transportation horse -- one stall, small tack area, buggy parking, and a hay loft. The barn is...
Brooding Baby Chicks in the Composter
2008-07-05
Since I got my chicks in the warm weather of late June/early July, I put them out inside my half-filled black composter during the day, starting when they were about 3-4 days old. Even as babies, they liked rooting around in the compost, and...
Raising Colored Rangers (aka Freedom Rangers)
2009
Arrival- On May 15, I took delivery of 102 chicks, hatched May 13, at the local post office. The chicks arrived on the 4 am truck, shipped from Pennsylvania (jmhatchery.com) on the afternoon of 4/13 via USPS Priority Mail. The post office...
A Year In Your Life With Chickens
One of the things I love about living in Vermont is the change of seasons. Our seasons are intense. When it is winter, it is really winter. Spring is muddy and growing. Summer hot and muggy. And fall -- is the glorious season of crunchy leaves, blue skys...
Health Care nuggets
Egg Binding cure - from Gardeninggranny, posted 1/8/09
(based on her experience with exotics) For an egg bound bird, from Find a wire floored cage. Place a big pan of steaming water under the cage and a warming light over the top. Put the hen in the cage and enclose the...
Raising Backyard Meat Chickens (STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
12 Colored Range Broilers ("colored rangers")
Purchasing the chicks
In early April, I ordered 100 colored rangers from JMHatchery.com for delivery in mid-May. I only wanted 10, but ordered 100 in order to get the cost down to $1.20 per...