Recent content by KathyDe

Thanks everyone, great advise and suggestions, I really appreciate it! I have one long roosting bar for them about two feet off the ground, and its above their nesting boxes, they never used it. As soon as they saw that high bar they went up there. I did worry about them coming down and possibly...

You're right, it was stupid of me to think they'd move semi- willingly. I'm thinking maybe I should add another brace bar at the same height and let them sort it out. They're not going to move down happily. Thanks!

Hi guys, hope I'm posting in the right section, if not tell me and I'll move it. I'm trying to get my five girls to stop roosting on the top beam of the shed. We have five 7 month olds, and am going to be introducing four new six week olds in about a week or so, and where they roost now is not...

Thank You!

Hi! No I haven't not at all, they're just not growing. I just posted a thread on it with a pic.

Hi everyone, I'm a first time chick mom and I have a Speckled Sussex who feathered extremely slowly, and is just starting to get tail feathers at just about 12 weeks old. She's very feisty, but her comb doesn't seem large compared to her flock mates. I was a little worried she wasn't a she a few...

I'm so glad I found this forum! As a first time chicken owner, it's helped me get through the first 12 weeks with my chicks. I found myself Googling constantly, and ended up here for the majority of answers. I had no idea what I was doing! My flock consists of three Welsummers and two Speckled...