Well things went better today! Had the chick in the crate for a few hrs and when I let her out Red let her eat and drink without any bother. Hope this means she's getting used to the pullet, but could just be because I was supervising...
Yes. My run is only 33" wide, 12' long. How can I better "clutter" up a smaller space? I don't have room for pallets and the like... I have added another feeder in the coop for the chick. I was hoping that since the coop and run are new to Red as well that she wouldn't see it as "her space" just...
I have a hen named Red who has been an only chicken since she was about 12wks old (lost her friends to a hawk, long story) and she used to be a house chicken. After building her a secure coop and run she's since been moved outside and I got a young pullet (8wks old) to be her friend while I also...
So I've recently finished building my first coop and run and am debating if I should poly the run since parts of it have direct ground contact. I did poly the coop, but have not put poly on the run. I used pressure treated for ground contact 2x4s which is why I'm not sure if I'm supposed to/need...
I just built my own coop and used pressure treated lumber and plywood for everything. I also coated with polyurathane inside and out. I chose pressure treated because its really humid where I live and want to avoid rot for as long as possible and the wood touches the ground in some places.
I wish I could do a deep litter set up in my coop, but having a bottom entrance makes it impossible :( I can only have 3" of bedding (I use aspen shavings)
Yeah I just got them and love them! They're made by Rent A Coop and I got them on Amazon. The feeder works best with crumbles vs pellets, but there's like no waste at all.
After a week of going out every night and pushing her up the ramp and roosting Red she's finally figured it out!! She now roosts all by herself! So proud of her. I think putting the food in the coop helped her get used to going in and out (food has since be moved outside) and she's even using...
My sapphire olive egger died :(. Apparently all the sapphire olive eggers the feed store got in died, but they allowed me to exchange for a new chick so now I have 2 EEs
Woot! I finished!! Took 2 wks and $500, but it's done! As for the roosts, I'll keep in mind what has been suggested. For now my girl Red has started using them and seems comfy so not going to mess with them atm.