We have a hen that is a year and a half old. For the last few months she has been what some describe as broody and not laying consistently. If she lays an egg it's either shell-less or soft and even less often a good shell. She is missing the feathers on her belly, with the obvious irritation...
So I build a coop, went a little overboard. I build a 4x8 coop out of 2x3 with insulated walls and panelling. I will post pictures in a bit. But the girls love it. It's been really cold here, and with two heat lamps, and single digit temps, it's about 35, and if in the teens to twenties...
my name is Kevan, and my son and daughter adopted 4 9 month old chickens and 2 Pekin ducks from a friend at work. I have been looking for coop ideas so that I can get them a toasty place to hang out built before we get buried in snow. We have what I believe are 2 Black sexlinks (Moonlight and...