Recent content by ThereseC

That is helpful, thanks!

what if the newbies get to the oyster shells you're providing for the layers? How do you keep them from getting to it?

at what age can you start feeding them baked apples?

My chickens tend to stay inside the coop more than outside. Should I put them outside and close the coop door so they are forced to stay outside for a while to eat and drink? They are well protected in the outside run (pic attached and excuse the mess as I am still making modifications ;)). If I...

My name is Therese and I am new to having chickens and a coop. I have 5 chickens and two dogs. I’m getting a lot of cool ideas reading all the older threads. It’s a really nice forum to learn.

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Thanks for the input. I put 2 inch pavers in the perimeter so I guess they will just keep scratching deeper. The native ground is clay dirt so not ideal once the dig deeper. Any experience with clay soil?

I’m new to chickens and I just recently made a dust bath with DE sand and dirt. No idea if I put enough or too much DE. The bath is about 12 inches by 12 inches and about 3 inches deep. How deep should the dust bath be?

Already Done :-)

Don’t think I can do that personally. A bit much for me. But I would like my dogs trained not to attack...if that is even possible.

Thanks so much! We've had some bad luck with our chicks but we won't give up!

What a great support team you all are! I was truly inspired by all the help and I can't thank you all enough.

She passed away 😭

No injury on opposite. Thanks for the advice.

I’m using it but not drinking. Will keep trying. Hopefully I don’t loose her overnight.