This is what the top currently looks like. It's water weighing it down, not leaves. I wonder if the same thing will happen if I put a new tarp across the top.
It's pretty big. I've have to measure it during the day. But it looks to be roughly cube-shaped, with length and width close to the height. I still let the chickens out in the backyard, though not all the time. The roof is flat or close to it. I took these pics at dusk; during the day, it gets...
...or run, specifically. (And the answer "tear it down and start over" doesn't work - LOL).
I just moved into a rental house with a short-term lease. I wasn't able to get my coop into the backyard, but this house has a coop already, so my three birds are in it. The problem: it's a wet place...
<< bunch of accidental quote snippage about gun stuff>>
I felt the same way. All the comments seemed to be strongly pro-guns. And here when someone is uncomfortable with it and speaks up, it's dismissed. I have no problem with certain gun ownership, but some things are taking it too far...
Is anyone in the Seattle area interested in having my speckled sussex? She's a beautiful bird, nearly a year old, and seems to be laying fine. (I'm not entirely sure which chicken is laying which egg). Unfortunately, she has a problem with pecking my 2-year-old. PM me if interested.
My broody came out to get a drink, so I checked out the nest situation. It was a huge mess. She had broken 4-5 eggs, and a lot of the stuff was stuck to her underside. (She left a trail of eggs as she left the nest). I made a warm bath in the brooder tub and stuck her in it. Surprisingly, she...
I finally sold the "extra" orpingtons that I hatched in the incubator, and here are the ones that got to stay. So my flock is complete for the time being!