I am a newbie to chickens this year, as well. I bought a coop. Then I bought another coop because I got some pullets and had to slowly introduce them to the existing flock. Now I am building a coop that is more to my liking. As stated earlier, if you build it, then you can build it to your...
I picked up a couple of heaters for my coops from Tractor Supply. They're radiant heaters, so in my opinion better than a heat lamp. They can also be used as a brooder. It has a switch that will let you choose. These heaters can be mounted on the wall of your coop, or it can stand. Right...
Mine do that, too. Im not too concerned about it. It does make a mess on the roof, so i have to clean it every few days. I have even tried making them higher roost spots but it didn't matter.
No. I will try to get one tomorrow and post it. She is a happy girl. Today she flew up into my lap and stayed there for about 10 minutes eating out of my hand and honking at any of the others that came over to me.
I have 3 barred rock 15 week old pullets. 1 of them (Goose) honks like a goose while the other 2 chirp still. This started about 3 weeks ago. I dont know if she is trying to sound like our dogs or what. Is this normal?