Recent content by harri

I have a carpentry business on the side and run into this a lot. Most towns/cities go by the square footage rule as far as permitting issues go. Before you can get a permit you need to get zoning requirements and locate it to those specs. That is usually included with the permit fee, if a permit...

I'm in Rhode Island. Western Coventry, Next to the Ct. line.

Hey gang. I have a hen that has gone broody. I left her alone thinking she would come out but it has been 3+ weeks now and I was wondering what I should do about her. This is my first broody. Do I let her go or try to break it? Thanks in advance. Jim

I was sipping my coffe this morning before work looking out the kitchen window at the coop, when I saw a funny looking "squirrel" running around the coop then go into it. I went out to investigate but I could not find anything. So I went back in to top of my cup before leaving for work when the...

Thanks guys! I guess they will be eating garlic bread in the a.m.

Hi, My FIL is friendly with the manager @ a local sandwich shop and is able to get us bread they throw out. I have feed the girls the white and wheat rolls, but my ? is can they have the other breads like garlic, onion, sesame, etc.? thanks Jim

Like i said i have 11 hens in a 60 sf coop. feed trough is always full as well as the waterer. the have a 120 sf run. i have seen them pecking, and now that you mention it, they might be eating the feathers. So it sounds like a diet issue then? I looked for a flock block the other day but tsc...

Heyy gang, I have 11 hens and lately they have been pecking @ each other so bad that 6 have bald behinds. One so bad that it goes from between the legs to up and around the tail. They are not fighting and have been together their entire lives. Is this an aggressive behavior, do they have mites...

That is sweet!!!! I want one!!!

So the one that was originally picked on is doing fine now.(with her purple tail!) However a second one was picked on. When i put the 1st one back in the run, the second one started to peck her. I noticed the second one had also been pecked at, but i put her in the dog cage. Then i noticed the...

Im in Coventry! Close to the Ct line

No they are not pooping blood that i noticed. I'll have to pick up some blue coat on my way home tonight. thanks

I have 12 birds. I think one is a rooster and i am beginning to think i may have a second rooster. they have 60 sf in the coop, and 120 sf in the run.

What is blue coat? can i get it at my local feed store or tsc?