Recent content by Cheeseburger Bandit

I have 3 hens who are the victims of bullies! They have bald spots, red bare butts, and I can’t seem to figure out how to help them. I’ve tried to cure their boredom, separate them from the bullies, covered their bald spots with blue cote, and offered a dust bath and checked for mites. In...

Phew! Hopefully we’ll keep it that way 😂

Okay. Thanks for the comparison! As she’s getting bigger I think I was just paranoid. I guess that’s just their personalities coming out! Yours have a nice laced pattern coming in already. I think mine maybe a Week younger so maybe 5 weeks. Either way, they’re growing like weeds. Can’t wait to...

I have 6 pullets about 6 weeks old now. It’s my first time raising chicks, and I’m getting a little nervous that one may be a cockerel. She’s pretty feisty and often times runs at the other chicks. They all do that from time to time, though so I wasn’t too worried about that. They’re all...

Thanks for the response. Supposed to warm up into the 50s this week so hopefully they will be able to go out. Have to go back to work next week so Fingers crossed we don’t wake up to more snow like we did this morning :/

I have 5-6 week old chicks that are outgrowing their indoor brooder. They are no longer under a heat lamp indoors. They are fully feathered, but it is still chilly out here. I'm in upstate NY, and its been consistently inconsistent in terms of temperature. Some days up to mid 60s, others...

Yes, the sliding doors have got to go. The sound alone is terrible, and already have gunk in the tracks. I'm hoping to figure out a ventilation strategy that's worth the work, and if not, tearing it down and starting from scratch may be the way to go. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi all! I just moved to upstate NY from AK and want to start my flock! The house we bought has a metal shed in a perfect location for a coop. any ideas or tips on how to safely house them in the shed? It has sliding doors on the front and that's it. There are no windows or anything so I'm...