Recent content by Dee Montano

Good idea to keep them confined until they feel like it's home. I read that it takes 6 weeks for them to call it home. Better to raise them from babies so they know where they belong. We tried to shut our guineas out of the chicken house last night so that they wouldn't bother the chickens...

Interesting about the barred rocks, that is the only chicken that would hang out with the guineas. Maybe they would be the best type to live together in peace.

I am not an expert, but I do have 10 guineas and 30 chickens. This is my experience. We raised the guineas separately from the chickens because the chickens were bigger. When the guineas looked big enough we mixed the flocks. No problems at first, however the guineas began to outgrow and the...

thanks for the info

Why do you wish the door was up higher? We use deep litter, so maybe litter will go out when the chickens go out, I don't know yet. Would you have steps up to the door for the chickens?

Thanks for the tip. I had forgotten about nipple waterers - I've tried the bricks, but still the water gets so dirty

I have a huge supply of bamboo, too. And we plan to use it for roosts and to make portable shade shelters. I don't think it measures up as coop material, but as accessories it would be great.

I got a good laugh from the "seizure" comment. I can sure see how you would wonder what happened to your chicken, turned over, flapping - gee, but once you know how they love it, it's so much fun to watch them

Thanks for the info. I was happy to hear that the Australorps could make it through a 9 x 9 if necessary - have Orpingtons, too and was worried that we made the door too small.

Hi fellow chicken lovers, my name is Dee and I live in Cove Arkansas - a very small town. Have 30 baby chicks in a brooder box in the back bedroom. 6 Buff Orpingtons, 6 Barred Rock, 6 Black Australops, 6 Red Sex Link and 6 Silver Laced Wyandottes I found this site when I was searching for...