My poor sweet chicken, of course my favorite and the nicest one we have, seems like she might have a dislocated hip. She can’t get to food or water on her own right now, and this started today. I have her inside in this crate and I’m feeding her scrambled eggs and water but here’s the problem…...
I have a few chickens that are laying very scarcely, they’ll be 4 this fall. I am not set up or equip to butcher and eat them, plus I would love it if they could go to a farm and live out their life (not the farm your parents told you your dog went to 🤣). Does anyone in Colorado have the space...
We are moving to a new house so I need a new set up for my girls! Does anyone have experience using a plastic shed for a coop? Pros? Cons?
If you have installed a plastic shed and don’t mind sharing what you did for your foundation I would greatly appreciate it
Of course I am worried about my chickens. But I adopted the drake from a good friend and knew all about his behavior. He doesn’t even mate with all four ducks and the chickens are staying far away from them. The chickens also have access to the run through a tunnel the ducks haven’t figured out...
We are listing our house and moving in less than a month so adding an additional run for the ducks just doesn’t make sense but when we move, we’ll have a perfect set up for them.
The integration actually went perfectly because the chickens are so scared of the ducks they aren’t messing with...
My ducks are going to be here soon and I’m wondering what the best option is for introducing them. Should I let the chickens out into the yard while the ducks explore the coop and run? Keep everyone in the coop and run? Everyone free to go anywhere??
I think that’s a great idea.
I know chickens instinctively go to roost at night and then I close the coop up so I’m hoping the drake will lead his girls to safety at bedtime. Unless I will be crawling through the chicken tunnel from the run to the coop to get them in for the night 😂
Thank you so much!!! I don’t have a wire enclosure large enough for 5 full grown ducks so I thought about just letting them be in my yard together, or letting the chickens in the yard while the ducks explore the run and coop.
I have a serious dilemma. Here’s the backstory 😂
I currently have 12 chickens in a coop and run with plenty of room for more. I am adopting 2 ducks from a friend, but temporarily watching all 5 for her (one is a drake).
We are planning on moving end of April early May.
I am taking the ducks...