Recent content by jarbill

This week, I had some new chicks for the first time in my flock. Both were three or four days old and then were found dead. Are the other hens or roosters killing them or is it more likely that it's accidental? The mother was there with the second one, and she was very vocal about me getting...

I've noticed on some Youtube videos and photos of people's coops where sometimes the whole coop is inside the run and it's open all the time. In fact, one looked like it didn't even have a coop door, and the humans entered the run through like a screen door. It was a pretty nice coop, but with...

Thanks for the reply. I'm still thinking about what to do. After this last brutal summer -- and it was a brutal one. Average temp in August was 90.4 degrees -- I just don't want the hens to get so hot that it's dangerous for them. Jerry in Texas

Hey, Kari: Thanks for the reply. I like your nest box. I think I might split up the nesting boxes and put some in and some out and see what they chickens like best. Since the run will be totally enclosed, they may not feel a sense of danger outside like they would free-ranging, so it will...

Thanks for the reply. I had never thought about having outside nest boxes until I saw a Youtube video of some guy standing in his chicken run holding his chicken and I saw a nest box on the wall behind him. When I saw that, I thought maybe it might be a good idea after all, but I always...

I have a question. I'm a new chicken owner (I have 25 four-week-old pullets.) I'm building a coop for them now and also an enclosed large run (maybe 25' by 50' or 25' by 40') My question is, could I put the nesting boxes outside in the run since it will be totally enclosed, or should I keep...