I used a 8ft long by 4ft wide by 6ft tall covered kennel and constructed a coop to fit inside of it. I put the kennel and coop next to the chickens favorite bush and removed a panel from the dog kennel allowing an area for the chickens to go in and out of the kennel to the enclosed the bush...
My girls at 14 weeks. Enjoying a small break from the cold wet weather of the pacific north west.
I have an Easter Egger, Buff Orphington, Welsummer , and a Meal Maker that I think is a Rhode Island Red. I would love opinions if you think she is not a RIR.
The girl that is front and...
8 weeks old
Easter Egger (Meriweather the blue fairy godmother) on the Left and Welsummer (no name yet) front and center 8 weeks
Easter Egger (Meriweather) on the left, Meal Maker (Fiona) (we think she is a Rhode Island Red) on the back left.
This is Goldielocks, she is a Buff Orphington 8...
These are my Meyer's Girls.
This is what I think is a RIR at 1 week
I am hoping she is a RIR what do you think? This is at 2 1/2 weeks.
Week 3
She is on the right at the feeder, but here are the others. 2 Welsummers, 2 EE, 1 Buff Orphington, 1 Delaware and the RIR?
This is...
I have chicks that are fully feathered out, they will be 5 weeks old this Monday. The brooder is on an unheated uninsulated enclosed porch with a heat lamp. I have the heat lamp keep one corner of the brooder at about 72 degrees. I have read that I can take off the supplemental heat at 5 weeks...