Recent content by eggsfordinner

Thanks for the suggestions, especially using bottle caps. If I get 3 years out of it, I'll be happy with that.

I have 4 chickens in it. The top of the run is hardware cloth with a couple of boards run across to support it. One of the design flaws I've encountered is accessing the run for feeding and watering. We had our first rain yesterday since the coop was built and their food got soaked. I was...

I'm pretty proud of my little coop that my hubby and brother threw together in a day (without plans and using all recycled wood!). I'm still making modifications on it and one thing I was considering is a garden box over the run. It's been hot so I thought it would help with giving my girls some...

Well, my one little girl is feisty and doing well and I found a place to get some new sisters for her. I hope to get there this weekend. I can tell that she intends to be the top of the pecking order no matter what the rest are like and it's no surprise to me that she survived when the others...

Thanks everyone for the support and suggestions. I just lost the little one so the easter egger is all alone and its breaking my heart hearing her sad, lonely chirps. She is not a happy baby. Hopefully I can find her some sisters tomorrow. Being in the suburbs of Indy, we don't have much...

Hello. I'm new to the forum and really need some advice and encouragement. I ordered my chicks back in January and while I waited for them, I read up and did everything I could to get ready for them. I wasn't ready though for everything to start off so badly. My chicks (5 of them) shipped Monday...