Recent content by Blueeyedcollies

Close but I am a kiwi! Thank you for the advice :) I can't see myself managing to get an enclosed run to be honest..I have a huge dog kennel run the dogs don't use that would be ideal but it weighs a ton and wouldn't fit through the gate.

There wings are clipped on one side and I put the fire guard there yesterday as was too hot I didn't want them to overheat (its never felt too hot inside but is all tin so don't want to risk) so they should be alright

other side of same yard ...ok enough photos for now I promise

The chickens are still settling and getting used to me but here is some of the area and my other pets, Il add my feathered additions in a few days

Hi there. So I am new to owning chickens. I bought a house on just over a 1/4 acre which hey, isn't much but it's more than your average backyard. Its like i have three backyards. I am an animal lover and I work at a rescue. I can't maintain all the lawns for that much grass either so my unused...

Okay thanks. There's plenty of room for them. I feel mean but really it's a few days right? x.x so maybe they should stay there til after the cyclone that may or may not hit here on Tuesday. :( I had it all planned to monitor them over the weekend before I return to work. Oh well :) I can put...

I finished coming up with names today. I like Dotty I have Jake the golden laced Wyandotte (my 5 yr old named) Silvie a silver laced Wyandotte (7 yr old wanted "Silvery") Ebony (black young aracuna) And Kali older black aracuna(means black in Punjabi/partner is indian)

I only just got chickens yesterday but found the same thing with my bunnies. I never got a hutch as used a shed and play pens along with existing fencing to create a small area (but to most it was wow so luxurious for buns). I then meshed a whole yard and there is nothing like seeing how much...

Okay I just threw a bread trail and got them right outside the chook house. I managed to get three in and the fourth soon followed. So I'm feeling a bit better now! I have two nesting boxes which were actually beds for my bunnies but they only ever used it once during a major storm. They go up...

Okay so I'm a newbie to owning chickens. So I got a rooster (gold laced Wyandotte), a silver laced Wyandotte hen and two aracuna hens. I left them in the hen house for 24 hours and then let out. Ive tried herding them back in but they have a large area of bush they can run into or go behind...