Recent content by Centerville Bill

I am in northern Nevada where winters get cold (below freezing) and summers are hot and sometimes the wind really howls! We get less than 20 inches of rain each year and may even get 100 inches of snow. I am building my second coop and am trying to think about how to improve on the first one...

I am building a "breeding coop" that will house a rooster and a limited number of hens for the purpose of getting hatching eggs of known genetics. I know that folks say about 10 hens to 1 rooster is a good ratio but i really am thinking about 5 hens and 1 rooster to keep size manageable. Does...

Thanks for your report. Your picture is really appreciated.

I'm getting ready to order next year's chicks from Murray and have the Lemon Cuckoo Niederrheiner high on my list. Murray indicates the hens should be 6.5 pounds but also compares them with the Bielefelder which has 9.5 pound hens. Does anyone have these birds (from Murray?) that can give me...

I am in northern Nevada and finally have a place where I can have chickens of my own. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to owning chickens but have been part of raising chickens in some capacity for 60+ years. (2) How many chickens do you have right...