We got black, splash and blue Orpingtons last year and they are amazing. It went down to minus 26 C here in Ontario and they came through it like it was a picnic. No additional heat or lights or anything. They are very large and beautiful and are laying almost everyday. They are very...
Thx everyone. After looking at some pics on the web, I designed it all myself :D
Although when I was still lurking the halls around here about a year or so ago when I first caught the chicken bug, I think I saw someone else using stones around their coup to keep things safe; though he put them...
This past summer the hubby and I put in our new chicken run. We already had a (very) small barn on the property and decided we'd add a run to it and build the coop. This was our process:
Starting out the ground was very uneven, we had to dig out large sections in order to have a flat...
Hi All, I've been to the site a number of times over the past year and have finally decided to join. My husband and I just picked up 6 new BBS Orpington chicks Tuesday (see profile pic). We have another two that are 4 weeks.
This is our first time keeping chickens together, however we were...