I plan to put wire around the perimeter of the bottom of the entire coop/run, but have not had a chance to do it, due to time and finances. I also plan on putting barb wire on the top of the run just in case the owls and hawks get any bright ideas.
I converted an old horse stall into my chicken coop. It's 10'X14' with three sides having solid siding on them. (East, South, and West side of the coop). On the North side, I have a run that measures 6'X14'.for a total space of 16'X14'. I live in Florida, so I left the North side open so my...
I don't know if something is wrong with my chicken or not. I don't know if this is normal, but I noticed yesterday she is missing feathers between her legs and on her bottom. You can see the skin. She is the only chicken I have and I have only had her for about two weeks. She came to me, so...
I think she is a "she". I hope so because I have named her after my favorite actress "Sandra". So far so good. It flooded here Friday night and I got worried her temporary home was getting flooded. So I went out in the pouring rain and went inside her pet gazebo to check it out. It wasn't...
Hi Everyone! I live in North Florida and a week ago a plain white chicken showed up in my yard and stayed. I thought she was going back home at dusk to roost, but come to find out she was sleeping under our vehicles for safety. So I bought her a temporary home using a pet gazebo until I can...