Thanks for the tip. I'll look around for the MD thread. What is going rate for these kinds of birds? Want to give a good deal, but don't want to be too too cheap.
One buff just began laying, the others won't be far behind. The two EE's I believe are Crested Legbars- no beards like the EEs I'm familiar with. All have been handled quite a bit, so not too timid. $40 for all, willing to deliver for a little extra $.
Hi fellow flocksters,
I am a little concerned and not sure how to proceed with my girls.
I have 5, 30 week old chickens that I raised from chicks- 3 Buff Orps and 2 EEs. They all started laying on time (some early) and we were really getting up to speed until ~2 weeks ago when things came to...
This is a spinoff of Ana White's A-frame coop. HOPEFULLY I've made mine different enough to justify it's own write up. Thank you Ana for the inspiration and thank you BYC for being an indispensable resource for us DIYers.
(mostly) Finished product:
Pros:
Shade
Protection from rain /...
posted a few pics from the chickenstock online if anyone is interested
http://picasaweb.google.com/pomerleau/ChickenstockSummer2010#
was certainly fun meeting all you friendly folks
My 6 girls are 9 weeks today. Housed them up until 7 weeks in a large cardboard box with a roosting bar since week 3. They were all doing fine going to bed on the bar. At week 7 I moved them to a large coop with a roost approx 16 inches in the air. At first they all seemed to have made the...