First time chicken owner here. Just noticed nesting boxes have wooden slats on the bottom and my plan was to put lenolium on the bottom so its easier to clean. Nesting liners would go on top of lenolium, not using straw. So my question is.... are nesting boxes supposed to have some ventilation...
Please post links to garlic powder brand that you use in you chicken feed. Reading up on all the benefits and I think it would be good for me to add it to their feed, thank you for your help.
I already have hardwire netting but it's stapled from inside so they were able to push from outside do you think it's sufficient if I put another hard wire netting outside the frame and staple it would that be sufficient my chicken run will not be ready until next week and then I can put the...
I plan to put my coop inside their chicken run, that's the only option that I can think of for dog proofing it. It was a short long hair dachshund but the nail staples couldn't hold the net.
Hope you can help me out. This morning our dog pushed through coop net and killed 3/4 chicks. They were just about 8 weeks old. 3rd day in their coop, just moved them outside. One survived, found her in our neighbour's yard. Went back to the farm store, purchased 3 chicks (2 days old), and 1...