Thanks for the reply. It is actually the run that is smelling...the outside, well ventalated area. The henhouse (coop) is actually better smelling. I never really have cleaned out the run itself much.
So had the chickens 4 months now about. i have been using wood chips in their henhouse, and straw on the floor of the coop. Its like 10X5 with 5 chickens. I need some cleaning advice. The place is kinda stinking these days. Should i be cleaning the coop everyweek, and taking out all of the...
was thinking I would put 2 roost sticks across, one higher than the other. You can see the coop is slanted so one can be raised slightly. 3 birds per stick should be enough, right?
I was hoping to make a large run that I can walk inside, and to free range them around my property. I would love to be able to have 4-6 if you guys think that would be humane.
I just got a coop today. Its a bit dirty, and I plan to clean it out very well, but its solid and pretty cool I think. It measures 4'2 long by 2'10 inches wide. What do you guys think? How many chickens can I have? Thanks (PS I plan learn a lot and get prepared before jumping in. Going to make...