Recent content by Owenp_2

Hey, I am remodeling my chicken coop and I thought it would be efficient if I could get water out to the coop. So, I wanted to know how you guys got water out to your coop or what natural methods you use?

Okay, thanks! The budget isn’t that much of an issue because my dad said I could do whatever I needed to. I don’t want to spend a lot of money though because I’m saving up to expand the coop almost 2x in size. What I’m doing right now to is putting 2 feet of hardware cloth around the whole coop...

I will post a bunch of pictures tomorrow!

That’s what I have been working on all day is burying hardware cloth.

Thank you! And yes, I will upload pictures in the morning. I cleaned up the whole coop today for a fresh start and started digging about 2 feet wide and 3 inches deep to put hardware cloth around the perimeter.

I’ll take pictures of the coop later. My coop is all one price it’s kind of like a shed so the run and coop part are together.

Will you cover the concrete with some sort of bedding?

Hey, so a few days ago I had a fox come in and kill all 19 of my chickens. Yes... all 19. I have cried A LOT over the past few days but I love chickens so I'm going to continue to raise chickens and this time I'll make sure the coop is a safer place. With that said does anyone have any ideas as...

Depending on where you got the marans they may not have feathered feet. For example, black copper Marans are called French BCM when they have feathered feet.

Okay, tomorrow morning I'll fill the feeder up with chick feed.

Okay. Does the chick feed affect the hens laying at all? Also what will too much calcium do to the chicks?

Okay, thank you. Do you think that giving the older hens eggshells would provide enough calcium? I am on a budget because I have to pay back my parents for a loan. I recently bought two cows so I am trying not to spend a ton of money right now.

Hey everyone, I have three hens about a year and half old that stay in my larger chicken coop. I bought five female chicks from the feed store about five weeks ago. My other chicks are about a week old from a hatchery. I took one of the big nesting boxes and transformed it into a sleeping...

Woah, these are pretty birds what color eggs do they lay?

Yes, that's what I figured.