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oh and i forgot to mention the coolest thing is when it snows the hardware fabric gets covered and it makes its own roof!

we used hardware cloth (wire) for ours and it works a treat. the girls run inside when it’s too much weather wise, but their coop is an old horse stall in the barn. you can always get a piece of sheet metal or a piece of corrugated plastic and stick over one section of it just when the weather...

I have two Ameraucanas that aren’t even six months old. They started laying a two weeks ago. A week in and they’re so broody they lay on everybody else’s eggs until I steal them. Then they squawk at me like I morally betrayed them, hop out of the nests, and go run around the yard like it never...

found it, thank you! really helpful!

oh hey! i didn’t know that! i’ll watch their intake. i only give it to them once every couple of weeks but i won’t go wild with it this week, thanks!

That’s what I was thinking, because she did it in the poop tray earlier than she normally lays, and there was a big ol’ hunk of poop right next to it lol Yes, they’re on layer feed and I have treats for them with oyster shells. They also live baby spinach, which is full of calcium. I’m in the...

This morning I went to let the girls out and I found an egg in the poop tray under the perch. The shell is so thin it looks almost more like tinted membrane. Right next to a fat piece of poop. The hen who did this is fairly new to laying. Is it a thing where they think they have to poop and they...

Y’all are all so sweet, thank you :)

Awww thanks for the warm welcome, y’all!

That’s exactly how my Ameraucanas act. They are the biggest drama queens! lol

Good to know! I’m learning the goofier the behavior, the more normal it is for a chicken

Hi all! My Silver Lace Wyandotte was the first to start laying a couple weeks ago. She goes in the box, does her thing, maybe sings the egg song, maybe not. No big deal. My Ameraucanas do the I-gotta-lay-right-now screech for what seems to be hours. Miley started laying with my SLW and her...

Thanks for the speedy welcome! What did I google? What did I not google? lol Seriously, I honestly couldn't tell you, I've googled every other day since I got them in March. I joined out of gratitude.

Hi all! I'm excited to be a part of this group! Here are my responses to the newbie questions... (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am soooo green! I got my chicks in early March. I wanted the eggs. I didn't know I'd get so dang attached. (2) How many chickens do...