I like your simple design, however I would not have placed the wire on the ground below; chikens love to scratch and if the terrain is right they wallow in a dust bath. Close your ramp at night to keep them safe from predators. BTW what are your demensions and as adults is it big enough for 3 birds?
Coos Bay Backyard Chicken Dreams
By Godzilla1916 (Bryan Duggan)
Here at the Coos Watershed Sustainables, we are committed to building our capacity to grow our own food, and part of that process is the symbiotic relationship we are developing with a fine group of avian hens........
Here is the...
B2 Chicken Update: September 2009
Well we are now into a routine of chicken care, egg laying and egg eating. Our two young black hens (the "Sisters") started laying their small but tasty eggs this late August, a full month sooner then I expected. So I usually get 4 eggs a day, and if I don't eat...
Yeah chickens. Avoid the chemicals and allow your chickens to scratch away at it, fence them in the moss only area and soon enough you'll be down to dirt, you can relocate the chickens and re-seed the grass. If you use chemicals you endanger your flock and it all sooner or later ends up within...
Hello,
If you are absolutely at wits end I can take them for you. I live in Coos Bay, Oregon, about 2 hours SW of you; I have a coop that is 24 sq ft with a 64 sq ft run that is now occupied by 1 EE, 1 RIR, and 2 Astrolorps (I think?) hens. My chicken accomodations are clean and completely...
Thanks, Australorps gives me a place to start. Sorry about the pics, it's been a while since I've posted and I couldn't figure out how to get a photo directly up on my post (also couldn't find the BYC upload help page). But it does appear as if they do have white earlobes; I will check the real...
I figure I have a RIR, an EE, and ????? the two black sisters???
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