Recent content by WELDON99

Mine love table scraps, mealworms, cabbage, watermelon, rice, just about any veggies and fruit (n0 citrus though!) Also, any kind of bread! I will get heads of cabbage (on sale or, if I'm lucky, they are throwing them out!!) and hang them in the coop. They will consume an entire head in less...

I started out with 6 chickens that were given to me 4 years ago. I now have 40 chickens and 2 ducks, different breeds and life stages! I have built 7 coops, all from recycled materials. Only thing I bought new was chicken wire and screws and some hardware! I would hazard a guess at, maybe, $200...

OK, my 2 cents! Sounds like you live inside city limits if it has to be inspected. Shouldn't really have a huge problem with predators bothering your girls. I live in the country, in a huge forest area and the only problem I had in the last 4 years was a snake (cotton mouth, now deceased!) about...

OK, it's probably wrong but I have several roosters with my girls. One coop has 3 roosters with 11 hens, but they are all mostly mixed breed bantams. another coop has 7 birds with 3 being roosters, while still another coop has 1 rooster to 11 hens. No real problems have developed over the years...

See my previous comments on this article!

I buy cabbage heads when they are on sale and hang them from the top of the coop at various levels so all my hens can get at them. It's comical to watch them. A large cabbage head will last maybe 24 hours!! I simply run a copper wire through them and hang it on a chain. I also will give them...

I've had chickens for about 4 years now. I have lost one to a water moccasin (just last week!). I have lost a few baby chicks that might have been able to squeeze through the chicken wire. I only have regular chicken wire on all my runs and coops. Did not bury any of the wire but do have...

I live in Deep East Texas where we often see temps above 100, coupled with high humidity. I have Bantams, Easter Eggers, Brahmas, Gold Stars, Selkies and Frizzles. They all seem to tolerate the heat well. I do turn on an oscillating fan for them during the summer and they all have plenty of...

I should have mentioned that I live in the country so there are no restrictions on how many chickens (rooster included) I have.

I get between 8 and 12 eggs each day. I have been giving them away to neighbors, family and friends. I looked into selling them after figuring up how much I spend each year taking care of my girls. In Texas, where I live, it's OK to sell eggs with just a few rules. I'm now selling all my extra...

Pretty much what I have done as well. I have 4 coops. All are in sight of each other. I have plans to make a larger, common yard for the birds and want to see if I can let them all hang together! My girls range from about 4 years old to 6 weeks. I lost my Brahma Roo last week. I pulled a mixed...

I live in deep East Texas on the Texas/Louisiana border. It's a rural area so lots of people have chickens. It's also a tourist area as we live on Toledo Bend Lake. I sell my eggs for $2.50 to $3.00 per dozen. Depends on the quantity that you buy. They are a mixed lot of eggs. Some white, some...

I have 5 coops. Most of them have an attached house for the nesting boxes and those are only a couple of inches above the floor. However, the floor is about 30" above grade, with a ramp leading into the house. I provide roosts about 12/24 " above the nesting boxes. I do have one coop where the...

I always wash my hands after visiting the coops, but that's about it! (Knock on wood) Never had any problems!

I check with my local grocer and buy heads of cabbage, at a big discount, when they can no longer sell them. I push a piece of copper wire through them and hang them in the coop. 10 hens can go through an entire head in 24 hours. Gives em something to do. Even the little ones will jump and peck...