Recent content by kragadox

Hi @Wyorp Rock Here is a picture of the coop. It's ready for them and it's under a sycamore tree in the corner of my yard. It should get shade most of the day. Our house is not very old and the back yard was completely unlandscaped as of 2011. I still need to build the run. I was just...

Greetings, I am new to the forum and just wanted to introduce myself. I live in Bakersfield, CA and decided to get a small flock of laying hens for the backyard this year. I am new to chicken keeping. Right now we have 6 chicks ranging from 31 to 20 days old. 2 lavenders, 2 black bantam...

Greetings, This is my first post! I live in Bakersfield, CA and we are currently experiencing our first extreme heat wave of the summer. Our highs over the last few days have been between 105 and 110°. The lows at night are only down to the low 80's. I have 6 chicks in a brooder box in my...