Recent content by jwright

Thanks for the info. Guess I will just keep waiting on these finicky girls.....just like a lady

I have four 23 weeks old Barred Rocks that are still not laying. Also have one Buff Orphington who is probably about 25-26 weeks old and she also is not laying either. They have been on layer feed for about two weeks now and was wondering if this is why they are not laying. Also I give them some...

I would suggest that you keep any new chicks separate for at least a few weeks to make sure they don't have anything to spread around. In my opinion I would see about getting your chicks from another source, I bought my first six barred rocks from a local feed store and they were perfectly...

I just added sod to my run and so far it is great, not sure how long it will last though. Sand sounds like a cheaper and better long term option.

Anyone have any suggestions on how I can get my dog used to the chickens????

Well here is an update turns out the only predators I have been concerned as of yet, is my male Beagle Buddy, guess instinct is stronger when it comes to small things running around making noise. I have them inside of a chain link fence and had to add chicken wire to the inside of it to keep...

Yes the dogs are outside all night, and I added a 12x12 window on the back of the coop for ventilation. There is no door to the hen house right now but I am planning to add one this weekend. I have been putting them in the house each night, but I was wondering when they will start going in on...

Also dug a trench around the chain link and poured concrete down about six inches.

Thanks all for the info I took it into consideration and will be changing the floor design to a solid sheet of laminate. Also got it moved into the backyard, what job, and added electric to it for a heat lamp for cold (few and far between in FL) but just in case.

Okay I started out with 6 Barred Rock chicks about three weeks ago from a local feed store and they were doing great. This past Saturday we bought two 6 week old buff Orphingtons and four one week old Amercauna chicks from a local woman on Craigslist. I am guessing the Barred Rocks are about 5...

Thanks for the info, I plan to use chicken wire for the walls of the run, and add a two foot section of hardware cloth around the bottom of it nailed from the outside of the 2x4 studs for a little more protection. Should I clip their wings to keep them from going over my four foot fence. We plan...

Hello all, I am new to chickens and recently we bought six Barred Rock chicks from a local feed store. My five year old daughter loves them. My questions are about the coop are the floor and the hinges for the laying box door, and access door above it. I used two layers of chicken wire for the...