Recent content by crazy coops

My young flock had their first molt this year and it was noticeably hard on them. Besides the obvious of looking terrible (some birds had a train wreck molt and lost nearly every feather at once) their energy level was down and they weren't foraging like usual. I mixed a little Calf-Manna...

I see lots of good coop ideas posted but I'll add my idea too! I recently built 8 coops for our chickens (so each breed has its own coop and run). The coops are 4'x6', not big but big enough to house 10-15 chickens as the only time they're inside is at night. I didn't keep track of my costs but...

I just ordered several breeds from McMurray this year. Mine are only only 5 weeks old so cant show you pics of adults. If you're wondering about quality I can say, near as ican tell at this young age they are nice birds. Dont know if I'd say they are show quality although I do have a real...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I'm happy to say that after quite some time wrapped up with a heat pack the little guy perked up dramatically! When he seemed pretty much back to normal I put him back in with the other chicks and he went straight to the feeder! All night with no feed had...

Help! Last night after cleaning their brood box and giving fresh water one of our week old Phoenix chicks got trapped under the waterer! It was actually sat on top of him and for some reason was leaking! When giving fresh water this morning I picked up the waterer and found him. He was wet...