I am really enjoying my girls. When I first got them they were 24 weeks old. Never used a roost, only knew food from a container. I enjoy watching them learn to act like chickens. I did a little dance the first time I saw them scratching the ground. lol
Not sure if this is going to be an article of how to build a coop--or how not to! My brother-in-law, Jack, and I started it in October 2019. Here in south Alabama the weather is ideal, neither too hot or cold during the last months of the year. Both of us know some about carpentry but are...
Thanks, Should I stop the regular feed and give them layer pellets only?
I had oyster shells out, thinking grit, but read one of BYC's articles that said it wasn't grit. I wasn't thinking in terms of calcium, so I'll put it back out.
I put some mealworms out and they seemed to enjoy them. I'm seeing some progress. Today I sat out with them and had a couple come close enough to touch but of course they would have scattered if I had tried. One actually pecked my toe..Progress!
Here is what I've put in the run. Logs so...
Well it took me a long time to get them just to scratch at the ground but I put out some cracked corn to get them to do that and I've been feeding them the regular feed plus layer pellets. I tried a frozen corn on the cob hanging on a string they totally ignored it. I have put some herb plants...
I know what you mean I was an animal rescue, mostly dogs and cats, for the last 20 years.
This is a bit different. I'm still trying to get their trust so they don't fly into the walls and injure themselves every time I make a movement.