Recent content by TylahT

Thanks all for the replies, support, and advice....I'm going to be calling her in I believe.

Srry if this is in the wrong section, didn't know where to put it and I kinda need to vent Okay...so my friend's Aunt & Grandma live right down the road from me and her Aunt should NOT be allowed to own animals of any kind!! This woman has no respect for her animals! So I've known this lady...

Thanks to all the responses! Donrae, yeah I have decided on chickens aha bc I heard ducks are a huge mess. Yall's comments have helped me a lot!

I am going to be getting some baby chicks or ducks soon and I have a few quick questions... 1.) Instead of building a small brooder for the chicks to first be put in and then making a larger one for them as they grow, I want to go ahead and build one that will be big enough for them for the...

I've heard that each chicken needs 4 square feet each in the coop and 10 square feet each in the run area...so say you built a 4ft wide by 8 ft long coop..thats 32 square feet...so you could have 8 chickens in the coop

I've heard a good estimate for inside is 4 sq ft per hen...so I believe if I'm correct the inside is 36 sq ft so 9 hens?? I could be wrong but I think thats right

Quote: WOW! I really like your setup! Thanks for all the pics aha

Quote: Thanks for the help and all the info!! Reading all your tips/advice along with everyone Else's I think I am going to rethink my enclosure idea and come up with something safer for my future ducks...I wouldn't want to raise them from the time I get them just to put them outside to be...

Quote: Thank you so much for all this information! It must have taken u forever to type up aha...I didn't even think about a trench digger & I'm definitely looking into something more safe as an enclosure.

Quote: Thanks for your help! I had no idea about over mating

Quote: Thanks!!

Okay, so I just joined this site earlier this morning and I love it so far...so much info!! Also I'm thinking about getting a few Welsh Harlequins & Jumbo Pekins soon...I am wanting to build a "house" for them in my backyard. After doing some research online, I think I'm going to make a 20ft...