Recent content by CochinLady61

According to the calculator I need to build several more coops and a goat shed. 😆 🤣 😂

I started a new coop and added about 2 to 2.5 inches of sand to the floor. I love how easy it is to keep clean. Raking the solids out every day or every other day is a breeze. I also top off the poop board with sand, which has made scraping it a breeze! :) I am looking for suggestions on how...

I thought I didn't have big snakes until I found a pair of gopher/black snakes in my rafters that after their timely deaths, stretched out in excess of 8ft each. (No wonder my egg production was down). It doesn't take long to get good sized snakes when they have plenty to eat. It's best to stop...

In my opinion, the 6 mil poly will be ripped up in no time by chickens scratching through your flakes. I would suggest a remnant of vinyl flooring instead

Thank you!

I thought I should share my Racoon Disaster because I thought my coop was safe. It was for about 20 years, and then it wasn't. The racoon climbed onto the top of my coop and did some acrobatic maneuvers to wedge himself between my rafter / ventilation space. He was able to get in and out the...

My chickens go back out because the rooster is having his last hurrah before nightfall. lol. He is generally the last one in at night, but he will follow the girls out and then chase them around, and back in. Perhaps you have noticed the same behavior?

Make sure to document all the interactions you have with the neighbor. Also document what you have done to accomodate your neighbor. A trail cam is an excellent tool that you should get right away. Keep all the notes and how / when they were received. At some point you may end up in civil...

Guinea's would totally love it! They roost high anyway!

Unfortunately, you fed the bear. He will be back. Electric fence is probably your best bet. Growing up, I had rabbits that "fed" a pack of feral dogs. Dad laid down chicken wire on the ground and then electrified the hutches. That way when the dogs came nosing around the hutches they were sure...

You might try adding a touch of water to your pellets or crumble to make a soft mash. I have two pans that my birds eat out of, one I create the mash in and other is fed dry. Some birds prefer damp feed at times. I feed scratch only about once a week, or when egg production starts to fall a...

I see alot of upper ventilation, but not any lower just above your bedding. Add ventilation down below to get drafting through the whole coop. My coops have several sets of 2 1/2" holes cut in a row covered with screen plates like you use in your attic soffits. Add them about every 4' all along...

I had to go with Cochin since that is what I have. LOL Love them and can't wait to get a couple broody hens going this spring! Not sure I have coop space for more so have been looking around the place for a new coop or I'll just get them to sit on guinea eggs. I'm sure I can find homes for the...