Thank you for your insite. The enclosed area is 240 square ft. I know prefab are not the best, just got what I could afford. Bigger than the last one I had. Hopefully can add on to it in time
Hi DobieLover. The info said it was for 12 birds. I am getting a roll away nest box that will go on the outside. This adds extra room on the inside. There are 3 roosting bars on the inside. The run is 12 x 20. I haven't measured the inside. Hope this works.
Hi Debbie. the theives were the next door neighbors, a rental home. they have moved away, and we have a good neighbor now. I have a more secure area now, and will have cameras on the property now. I also have a German Shephard to guard the girls. It is good to be getting back into the...
Hello BYC friends.
Mixen is living at a nice farm and doing great. We had 4 hens, but when our eggs were stolen every night, we gave them to our daughter.
Fast forward, I just got 11 baby chick's. All doing well so far. They are now 5 days old. Getting started all over again.
Mixen seems to eat and drink as long as we are outside with him. I think he is lonely. I also got him a treat of sunflower seeds and mealworms. He sure liked them
Mixen did well. We now have a new chicken coop, a new waterer, new feeder, pine chips, and chick starter. He is eating the starter, and drinking some. I have signed up for the chicken class that our area demands to get a license to own chickens. According to what we understand we think he is...
We don't see any other wounds. When he first came to us one of his eyes was swollen and he could not open it. We got some Vet RX and put it in his water. That seemed to help. We took him to the vet, although not an expert on chickens, gave him some wormer and anti-biotic. Mixen must have...
I own a restaurant in town and a bantam rooster showed up at our front door. He is malnourished and needs tlc. Our grandson already loves him as well as our daughter. I have not had chickens in over 30 years, back in Ohio. I have read on many sites of ways to help heal chickens. Everything...