Recent content by SadieT

We need to enlarge the run on our coop. This gives me a good idea of what we can do, thanks. I definitely want one I can walk into so it can be cleaned properly.

My husband teases me all the time about trying to keep the coop clean! His grandfather had about 3000 chickens and when school got out my DH's job was to start shoveling He leans toward the OT's way of chickenkeeping and being the newbie I am I only know what I've read in books. Reading these...

I think it was something she ate because the last few eggs have been normal.

Thank you Gloria Jean.

We have only been getting eggs for about ten days and they look fine but smell when cracked open. We get one egg about every other day so far, guessing its the same hen that is doing the laying. We have a total of eight but one is a lot bigger than the others. It doesn't smell rotten exactly and...

There must be something about Oct. 11th! We got our first egg yesterday too, and one more today. VERY exciting :-) I have 8 hens, almost 5 months old. I have no idea which one is laying but they are brown so it wasn't one of the Americaunas. I told my husband I was having the first one bronzed :-)

My husband says when we finally get a dozen eggs they'll have cost at least $800.00 :^) But I don't care, I've had that much in laughs since we got them!

He blends so well it took me a minute!

That was in response to "Confidently Clueless".

Love your name! I'm clueless, don't know about confident :-)

It's been two weeks since they have been in the coop, so far they're doing great even with all this heat. Thanks to all for your interest and comments. Talk about a learning experience! :-)

The coop arrived yesterday and is all put together, just a few finishing touches. I was expecting the worst so I'm pleasantly surprised that it is sturdier than I expected. The girls go in tomorrow, we'll see how it goes.

Thanks for the update, I think :-) Wish I wasn't so desparate to get these chickens out of the house I'd cancel this thing. This will teach me to buy something sight unseen!

We got the CC-78-R2. I did get an e-mail today that said that model was shipped either last Friday or today. We'll see :-)

Just came across this site and have already found tons of interesting information. This is my first experience with chickens so I have a lot to learn! Right now they are still in the house waiting on a coop that is supposed to arrive this week. I sure hope so!