Recent content by ArkyBird

Sounds a little too formal to me, and I agree that it sounds like you are selling meat.

IntheSwamp is right. The only way to solve this issue is to de-escalate it. Stop the e-mails. Either talk to him in person or ignore him. Calling the cops, animal control, or anyone else is only going to egg him on. (pun intended). Plus, what he said about rat poisen is not a threat, just...

In warmer weather the CD's will help keep the flys away too. I too am going to lay down straw, thanks for the tip.

Galaxie Man, those nesting boxes you made look great. We both had the same idea, but I used 3/4 plywood because it was the scrap I had laying around. I put my together with glue and screws, except the front edge of the box and the roost. I just screwed them, in the event I need to remove the...

I have seen a hay bale hen house as long as you can keep the predators out. It will be temporary but should last through springs if the chicks don't pull out all the straw and play with it.

I heard that just laying it on the ground would be good enough, I guess it depends on what type of predator you might be dealing with. My ground is very hard and full of rock, so I am just laying a border of landscape timers all around the coop. I hope it works.

Very nice. What is the size of the hen house and how many birds will be using it?

That is a great looking hen house, I know folks here in Arkansas that don't live that nice.

I had not thought about that, but that is a great idea, I think I will do just that, two extra nesting boxes for nothing. Thanks.

I read that chickens like a cozy, quiet, dark nest, so I put a top on it, that along with a lot of the commercial ones I have seen have a top on it, but, as long as the chicky is happy, I don't think they care.

Thanks all, I can use all the information I can get, I will probably put a angled top on the nest after it is mounted in my hen house, which is on the drawing board now. I must be wierd, building the nest box first, then the hen house around it....well, my friends think raising chickens is...

Thanks, I am learning as I go....

I built this nexting box from some scrap I had laying around. The nests are 12"x12" by 14 tall. I put on a front roosting bar but did not know how far out it should be, does it look ok, or should it be changed? The outside edge is 8" away from the front of the nest. Any suggestions? Thanks...