Recent content by Goatm0m

Thanks, Sourland. That was kind of my thought. He’s such a sweet boy.

Merry Christmas! I have 3 five month old pullets I would like to integrate into my flock of four hens and one Roo (all approx 16 months old). The pullets have been visible to the others for about 3 months in their own little coop and run. They also Appear to be about the same size as the older...

Ok. I really have enjoyed and benefited from the information on this site and from other members until this point. I did Not ask for moral advice in dealing with my neighbor and what we do or say between us is our business. I asked for practical advice on what to do with this rooster to avoid...

Yes, I will, we talk regularly. We have a good relationship and I did not mean to suggest I was just stealing his bird. He has about 40 birds that are just out everywhere. It is partially a culture difference

The run is covered in hardware wire so they shouldn’t be able to get through. I didn’t even consider that they do talk to each other and the boys all come and admire them. My husband will be thrilled! He has asked me several times if Boogie could be our rooster😬. I hope it works! Thank you...

The neighbor is a good one otherwise and is not the issue. He will not notice if I just keep him, it’s just I don’t have a good place to put him. Any suggestions on making a separate area in a small run?

Hi all! I have 5 pullets approximately 7 months and 6.5 months old who are kept in a pen while coop is still being built. My neighbor’s large flock free ranges over to my yard daily and some have become very familiar. One especially sweet roo approximately 8 or 9 months old we call Boogie. He...

Update on coop. It’s really coming along! Also, our oldest baby just laid her first eggs! !

After reading Mrs. K’s post I decided to just put up a tarp on their roosting side to reduce the wet that comes in and cross my fingers! I’ll still worry, but appreciate everyone’s reassurances!

L to R: Maeve, Selena, Lily, Ola and Chickira in front.

Thank you so much Mrs. K! That does make me feel better about our nighttime temps in the single digits coming up this week. I’m a new chicken mom and very worried about my girls since their coop is not finished yet. They have very small combs and I love them even more now! They have several...

I understand chickens getting used to the cold up north, but I worry about my young hens here in Tennessee where it’s 55F during the day and then is supposed to drop to 9F Friday early morning. They are in an open run with some hiding spots but prefer to roost in a tire set vertically with...

3KillerBs - That is very helpful! How do you attach the tarp? And did it stay attached?

So, SE TN is not exactly south Florida. I don’t feel comfortable having an open coop and the way it is situated leaving the run sides open would create a great wind tunnel. It can still get in the teens and wind chills are a thing, it just doesn’t last very long. Rain can also blow in any...

Hey! We are moving right along on the coop build. (That’s the Royal “we”) Just looking for any suggestions or red flags you might see. I have 2 pullets (hatched 8/14/22) in the tiny Amazon coop in the run but they need to be able to move out soon so I placed the slightly raised pallet to give...