Recent content by liliesllamas

Thanks for the kind words. We are enjoying the chickens immensely! They provide a ton of entertainment and we haven't bought eggs in about a month. I think the things that the coop needs to have fixed are very doable by us, but I'm just frustrated that we have to do it. The biggest problem...

Hi all! I haven't been on here enough to have made friends, but I had an experience that I really need to share in hopes that others will not have to go through it! This spring we decided that we were going to add a few laying hens to our farm. I had been researching chickens, coops, and all...

I have had chickens for all of 10 days now, so I guess that places me solidly in the newbie department. I have been reading this thread for more than a week and have really enjoyed all the straight talk from those that have "been there, and done that". We have 35 acres in south-central...

Super newbie here... Bought a coop locally and it came with these two birds. We were told they're SLW and Americauna/Easter Egger ("That one should lay blue eggs."), but I'm thinking the second is a Red Sex-Link. Looking to sex the SLW and confirm the breed of the other. They're a bit camera...

... you're about 10 days out from getting the coop and ladies, so you spend "nap time" looking up flowers that start with the letter "l" and try to match the flower pictures with the chicken pictures to find the perfect name for each of the birds. Is that too much? I picked the letter "l"...

A newbie here... I'm looking for someone with 6-8 large layers in a movable coop, that has used it for at least a full year, located between Wisconsin Dells and Madison (I'm just outside Prairie du Sac) that would welcome a visitor with a few questions about how it all works and or can post...

Another newbie here - so new I don't have chickens yet - and I can't help but wonder about volume from the standpoint of the chickens' body heat warming the coop. I live in Wisconsin and our winters can be quite cold. I have a 4wx8lx5h wooden playhouse that would make a lovely coop and by the...

Your coop is lovely! Thanks so much for your two cents. I love learning so new adventures are right up my alley!

I'm trying hard to plead the case for chickens. My husband has a farming background and knows that every animal is work and that every animal creates mess. I would like 3-6 chickens and we have a wooden playhouse we could convert into a coop. Tell me, honestly, what kind of daily work is...