Recent content by beegirl950

I live out in the mountains of TN, and it is wild out there. We have it all. Any animal that lives in the woods is here. My coop and a good sized run are a fortress. However, I free range them. This year I have had a terrible problem with hawks. I have a nesting pair on the 10 acres that...

Every time I run into another chicken person, our conversations always come down to coops after we have gushed about our chickens. So I think I have this forum stuff mastered enough to tell the tale with pictures. First off, I cannot take credit for the design of this coop. That credit goes...

I am starting to think that she really is a he. LOL

Update: I checked in on my young pullets at midnight. All were on the lower two roost bars except 2 who were hanging at the entrance. And there were none in the nest boxes. Mission accomplished. Yay.

I built my Pullet House and it is working out great. I wanted something that would work to integrate them into the big coop and also protect them for a month while they grew from 4 to 8 weeks (I have some really mean big hens, specifically a Sapphire Gem and a HUGE Blue Laced Red Wyandotte.)...

I had a totally constipated and inpacted 6 week old chicken. Her vent was painfully extended and she was chirping the pain chirp. I poured over the emergency forums and couldn't find exactly what to do for her Her rear looked rough. It was right after I had moved 10 pullets from the brooder...

Well my chicks are about 5 to 6 weeks and I am trying to train everyone to go into the pen at dusk. But to add to my troubles is a broody hen without a rooster, so I am going to seperate her. I got some roosters coming on. but they are 3 weeks old.....

The roost bars are 2 inches in diameter which is proper for chicken feet and are 12 inches apart on center. They are spaced so that no chicken is able to defecate on another. And at the moment I have 7 hens but the most that I have ever had in my big coop was 30. The chickens roost facing the...

My coop is 8 x 8, 5 boxes per side. Roost bars are as in the last post. I free range them in a relatively fenced in yard. I do rush my pullets outside because my brooders are small. 10 tops at a time. When I have young pullets, I house them in a mini-coop attached to my big coop and on the...

I have thought about this for a couple of years. And I am very excited that my master carpenter friend is coming to visit. I have a lovely coop and run but trying to teach young pullets to roost in my big coop has always been a disaster. So I have asked my friend to build me a mini coop for...

It is raining and warm today. I opened up the gate into the big coop, and they all came out. But they are scared of the big hens so they are not exploring as expected.

My main flock is trained to chickie chckie, my voice.

I am including a picture of my roost bars in my coop. I hope that I can upload a pic. I am screaming because the computer wont do what I want it to.

Well I let out the dog cage/mini coop and they are all back. It is getting close to dark so I expect my 14 week olds and the main hens to come back to the main coop. I am concerned that my 14 week olds are still not roosting. There is an olive egger, a blue Americana, and two wyandottes in...