Recent content by duclos

Thanks everyone for the feedback I have left the tarp up for the ventilation issue and I may leave the feeder troughs out of the coop at night and feed them tons all day to make some extra room in the coop until I can create more space.. Not sure i am ready to butcher half the flock yet but will...

The coop is completely covered by chicken wire, the tarp is only for cover and extends out to make shelter during daytime. I have an electric fence around the coop to keep predators out. I feel e pretty confident there is no predator coming too close. I am always nervous that they will get cold...

They are 6 weeks now. The coop is 8 x 12. I got the design from http://www.new-terra-natural-food.com/raising-chickens.html I feed them feed made by master feed which is very reputable in Canada . The link shows a photo of the coop design, there is a small window at the back that I keep open...

My first time raising meat birds and we feed them 2 times per day and keep giving them water and moving the coop every few days and they get free range within fenced area. Not sure what I am doing wrong but it seems wrong to have lost that many and it's not even processing time yet. Usually find...