I put a large potting drip pan and fill it with ice. When it melts it is about 1/12 inches deep. They love to step in it when it is very hot. My e the wTer is too deep for them
I am new at this so I really can't tell what you are talking about. Here is a picture of one of my EE or Americauna who I suspect may be a rooster only because the other two chickens I have both look the same. Can someone tell me if this is a rooster? 9 weeks old today.
Hi I am new to raising chickens. I work 2 jobs and only have weekends off so my question is when my chicks start to lay eggs how long can the eggs stay in the coop without going bad in this Las Vegas brutal heat. They are 7 weeks old and I believe they would be ready to lay eggs around summer...
Thank you Yorkshire Coop. I never thought about that. I will do that tomorrow morning and see how that works. Right now I have the coop on a cement slab with shaving. so I will move the shavings away from the food and water. I also built a run myself out of PVC piping and I am using sand...
Thank you all for being so friendly. You all made me feel welcomed. I will soon post a picture of my 3 chicks. So far they are doing well in their coop. The feed store told me there is a 95% chance they are females because they pay more for the females. I am sure they are EE but sold them to...
Thank you all for being so friendly. You all made me feel welcomed. I will soon post a picture of my 3 chicks. So far they are doing well in their coop. The feed store told me there is a 95% chance they are females because they pay more for the females. I am sure they are EE but sold them to...
Hi, I started a small garden in my backyard and decided to get chickens. I am very nervous but excited about this idea. So far they are 5 weeks old and I just put them out into their outside coop. I have 3 Americaunas from what I was told at the feed store. I am stressing because one of my...