Recent content by utahchickenfarmer

Thanks to all who replied. I do live in Utah (Salt Lake City) and weather here is pretty mild, even in winter, compared to you easterners. I did plan to add a pop door. Better to have one and not use it than not to have one at all. I do have a neighbor who free ranges his flock. His coop has a...

I am planning a coop with a totally enclosed run. I live in the middle of a large city, so I do not have a problem with many critters like some of you have. I notice that most have a coop door that is shut at night when the hens are in the coop. I was planning to include a door, but is one...

I am a new reader and am curious about clippin wings. If I let my hens free range in the back yard, is there a chance they will fly off? This may sound basic, but I have no idea. In the chickens 101 section there is a discussion about clipping wings. Do I need ot do that before they are allowed...

I am new to this so I am hoping to buy chickens on laying age or close and trying to figure out what feed is best. In the basics section of Backyard chickens, I read about grower ration, layer ration, starter-grower and layer. Just what am I supposed to use? I seem to gravatate to layer ration...