Recent content by blallik

HI, I'm in CT, main coop is in same yard, not adjacent, hens roam around this hoop house. Minks have been a problem, especially with pullets, so I just wanted to get them out of the house and into the yard at 6 weeks without worrying about the predators. I don't have a garage or a barn.There is...

You are absolutely right. I was focused on keeping them warm at night. Modifications have been made. I will add more as they get larger. Thank you.

Appreciate your concerns, but I am just making this available as a nighttime lock-up, and only for a few weeks. Obviously would need ventilation for summer daytime use, but that is not what I am planning. Maybe should have been more clear?

Wanting my pullets to get more full-size before try to introduce them to the flock, I decided to build a little transitional coop this year out of the brooder, which is an old metal stock tank. I just used three 3'9" Home Depot calls ledger board – rough cut 1 x 8 – screwed to 3 short pieces of...

I know it has been mentioned before, but does the brooder give them enough space to get away from the heat? The way they regulate their temperature is to cluster under the lamp if they are too cool and around the circumference of the brooder if they are too warm. If the brooder is too small they...