Recent content by ScrambledChick

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Hi, I haven't been on here in a long time. I lived in Billerica and had 4 hens. We are down to our last one, she is 6 years old. We moved to Pepperell in July. We are planning on getting ducks and Silkie chickens in the near future. Hoping to build our own coops/runs. One of my neighbors has a...

I haven't been on here for a long time. We got 4 hens about 14 months ago. They were 8 weeks. Two Black Stars, two Buff Orpingtons. One Orp died suddenly a month later. The remaining three have got along well and have been healthy. The Orp went broody in October, May and July. All three times I...

Has anyone integrated birds that were close in age and size? How did it go? What methods did you use? Thanks.

Thanks for all the replies. We applied a thick coat of water seal on all the wood and used clear silicone caulking on the roof. We have had heavy rain, thunderstorms the past couple of weeks and the coop was perfectly dry. I will block off one set of nest boxes and use only 3 when they are...

We lost one of our hens last week (a Delaware) The remaining two (a Black sex link and Orpington) are fine and about 3 mths old. We are wondering if we add two more will the space be enough. People suggested adding more than one and also that it would be easier if we do it now while they are...

Last Friday I found one of my hens dead in the coop when I went to let them out. She was always smaller and quieter than the others, didn't eat much. She was a Delaware and the Black Star and Orpington were growing bigger, eating a lot and very active. No signs of disease or anything wrong so I...

Sadly I found her dead last Friday morning. Maybe something genetic? The other two are fine.

Our coop and run area. Still a work in progress. We added another door on the bottom end of the run that goes under the coop so I can access it for cleaning, food/water. We also made the ramp removable so I can take it out of the way for cleaning. The poles are being covered tomorrow with aviary...

PatQ great job with that coop! We have a similar one but it's a prefab we ordered online and made some modifications on it. I already wish it were a little bigger but it's working out fine. Thanks all for the tips on the Silkies. I am thinking of putting another coop/run in the future and...

I posted a few days ago that my Delaware seemed to be eating less than the others and was very quiet. She was always the quiet, calm one and small. It seemed like the other two grew more than her since we got them. She was eating, drinking, poop looked normal. Looking her over I could not find...

I will add another feeder today, thanks. I'm pretty sure the Black Star is the hen in charge, then the Orp and the Delaware is at the bottom. I have not seen them chase her pick on her, but then again I am not out there 24/7. She came out last, moved out of their way while they ate and went to...

One of my hens (a Delaware 12 weeks old) has not been eating much but she is drinking. I first noticed this yesterday. When I opened the door this morning she was the last one out and took her time, and did not run to the feeder, she went to the water. The other two run like mad and start...

My hens are 12 weeks old, I got them at 8 weeks. I have been working on gaining their trust and letting them get to know me. I sit in the run every day, talk to them, watch them, give them treats. The first week I had them I had to pick them up at night to go in the coop and then they did it on...

Hi, I am in Billerica, Mass. We just got our first hens last month when they were about 8 weeks old, now they are 12 weeks. Originally we wanted Silkies, preferably sexed since we cannot have roosters in our town, and Americaunas but could not find them around here. We ended up with a Delaware...