Recent content by SthrnChicks

I was looking at your mud proofing. That's going to be a huge deal for us when (or if) the rain comes back. The drought has really done a number on our vegetation, the grass has long since given up. Dust rules right now. I realized having the chicken run on that hill will result in everything...

You have a great coop and run, thanks for the pictures! What is the beat way to keep out cats?

We actually haven't built anything yet. The chicks (4-5weeks old) reside in a dog crate in my kitchen right now. My builder is out of town, so I'm taking the time while he's gone to figure out what we want. They get to wander the kitchen when we are home and in the evening we take them out to...

We are knocking around ideas for our first coop and are stuck on "what about the weather". As those who live in the area know, we can be consistently hot during the summer, but can also get fairly cold in winter. When I think about sitting in a wooden structure through a San Antonio summer night...

Thanks for the help! I noticed yesterday while they were free ranging in the yard that they stopped pecking at their toes when they became more adventuresome and started exploring their environment. Discovering an ant hill was like Christmas to them.

I'm very new to the chicken thing. I have a pair of chicks (pic below). When scratching in the yard or when eating in the dog crate (temporary housing) they peck at each others' toes and at their own toes, even with food right before them. I haven't seen any drawn blood. I've done some searching...