Just putting in my "newby" 2 cents. I have had my hens less than a year and have so much to learn. However, like a good "Mother Hen" I observe my girls often so what I am about to say pertains to them. As I have read it seems all flocks can be a bit unique. We have a little over an acre (as do...
Buy oversize cotton t-shirts. Long sleeve or short. You can buy them cheap in packets of three. Look online for decoration ideas (use jute string or cording... whatever you find at goodwill.. across the shirt diagonally and cut out Christmas bulbs from felt or various material and sew or glue...
I got my first chickens about six months ago and had no previous experience with chickens. My neighbor made an amzing chicken coop out of an old grain silo and I openly coveted that coop! My husband is handy but hard to motivate since he wasn't sure about getting hens. I found a coop on...