Recent content by firsttimechickenmamainRI

Great help, now my husband needs to work on a coop extension, complete with a higher roosting bar so the pecking order can be maintained...

By the way, they are about 6 weeks old.

I purchased 12 pullets from Tractor Supply and I have long suspected one of my Barred Rocks to be a rooster. "He" has been more aggressive and bold from the start and the crest and waddle have developed more than "his" sister. I've heard males are also more white than females. I am brand new...

It won't house 6. I'm sorry for being so blunt, but there is no way it will house six LF chickens. They never do. You really should consider expanding it immediately, or returning it if you can and either building something large enough from scrap (which you say you have no time for) or...

Here are some links to key resources: Best wishes Pork Pie Thanks so much for all of those links!! Looks like they'll come in handy!

Hi all! I'm brand new to raising chickens after my husband talked me into it after 3 years of discussion!! We brought home 12 chickens (couldn't buy less!) but living on a half acre lot, we're planning to raise only 6 of them (only allowed 6 max per acre). 1 died after a week. Chippy, RIP...