Recent content by Linnea1024

THANk YOU!!! I will definitely try your techniques!

My chicken has been sitting in her nesting box for at least 5 days. She won't come out to eat or drink. She's determined to hatch her eggs. They're not fertilized and there will be no hatching.... My other chickens are stressed because they've have no where to lay so they keep going in to...

Thank you everyone for all the great advice.

I've actually tried it both ways for them because I had concerns about the amount of heat it puts out. -- plugged in -- not plugged in You can put your hand on the it and it's not hot to the touch. They're more inclined to go inside at dusk and my RIR lays more frequently when it's...

This is what I have... It's a thermo-chicken heater. It's secured like this photo and it only gets up to 100 degrees.

It's not so much radiant as it is a thermo-chicken heater... Like this. It's secured to the inner wall...

I live in San Jose, California. Lows can get down to about 30 a few times in the winter, mostly in the low 40s. My orange tree has never been more gorgeous w/ all their poop around it. The oranges are big and plump and fabulous. :) While I hunt down an inexpensive shed to turn into a hen...

Thank you everyone... I need to work on something better for my little ladies... Being my first time having my very own chickens (that weren't on my Dad's ranch) this is all a real learning experience for me. When I picked that coop it had amazing reviews but perhaps those reviews were for...

I've gotta find something higher... I was looking for a used shed to turn into a coop but haven't had much luck. The good news is they love me... I feed them a hot breakfast every morning... Either rice with steamed veggies and crushed cashews sprinkled over the top or oatmeal with flax seeds...

This is what I built to protect them from the hawk (I didn't build the coop just the cage). This is what they do if I don't get them in their cage/coop before dusk... This was their area before I realized there was a hawk watching them... This is my first time as an adult having...