Recent content by seashoreduck

The whole thing is really secure with hardware cloth on the bottom. I'm more worried about them being cold. Headcount is easy, there are only 3!

I am in a situation where I need to put my chickens into a bigger coop with some urgency so someone can care for them as I need to go away for a few days. They can't stay in the smaller, outdoor brooder and their real coop is not ready yet. The other outdoor brooder was all one level and...

That's a great idea. I've been feeding them from the brooder door, but no reason not to take them all out and have fun.

That's how I started. They now like my hand, which I saw as an improvemnt

So the one who is bossy about treats won't hinder the other 2? I do drop some for the other two. Star is warming up, but the Buff is about as sharp as a spoon though and hasn't gotten the picture at all.

We had a devastating weasel attack late last fall when my fall babies were about 2 months old. It got under a 1.5 foot skirt. It got both fall babies and one of my big girls. I rehomed my dear other chicken so she wouldn't have to over winter alone. I'm thrilled to be starting again. I have...

They have PLENTY of space. They are in no danger of having too little space. They have a 2.5x8 elevated coop with a loft and a 12x12 run. The babies are in a 4x3 coop with no real run. I'm going to make a faux door that only the smaller ones can get through. The feeder is automatic and...

No worries. I appreciate that. It is a good idea and should always be the first thing to do. I started here with ducks and I understand them so much better.

Yes, as I said in my first line, they've been in parallel for 2 weeks now. They can see each other and I've even hung a treat that they all can reach. The babies were in a small coop near the house at about 6 weeks and Penny and Ash were able to be around them since then when they free-ranged...

Currently doing a parallel run for the chickens. Old flock Two chickens-- both 1.5yo (RIR and Barred Rock) Penny and Ashes Newcomers both ~12 weeks Buff orphington and Golden laced wynott. Herby Scrappy do and Hop Hop. Penny and Ash do not seem to have much of a pecking order and are pretty...

They will be a year Jan 20. I have 2. Our temps have been ludicrously low. Nights going down to -8 and days that don't hit the double digits. Will be this way for a week or more. They stopped laying in November when they molted....which was what I expected given the ducks. But now they...

I have to say, this is my first chicken venture. The ducks were a bit more "reliable" season after season and they didn't make me worry about frozen eggs!

I think the "fat" is mostly feathers, especially on the RIR. She's incredibly poofy. I was just happy because she looked so TERRIBLE molting. I had ducks for many years before I got these chickens and they never ever looked as bad as a molting chicken.

I'm in New England where we've been dealing with zero, near zero and sub-zero temps. Chickens are fat and happy. Today, when I went out to feed them I found eggs. I don't mess around with their coop in this cold and realized they've been laying for at least a couple days. Eggs were frozen...

Thanks. I was told that the RI reds and the Barred rocks are supposed to be the same size. Penny looks huge compared to Ashy, and it's all happened in the last week or so....should I be worried about my BR's lack of growth? Penny was initially slightly smaller than Ashy.