I’m currently down to three hens, all hatched/raised together in a 6’x8’ coop with 6’ of roost (plus another 6’ if you count the flat edge of the poop board lip that some chickens in the past did use).
And who ever called it the Royal Roost Rumble is absolutely correct. One hen puts her head...
What's funnier looking than a Polish chicken? A Polish chicken with no tail!
Breed: white crested black polish
Name: Oreo
Oreo always starts her molt back to front lol
My wallet is wishing this plan would be shot down.
I'm gonna end up ordering way more than I can fit in the coop and plan to rehome the ones that dont work out I think....
Soooo....its late but chick fever has finally beat me down. I was just cruising my favorite hatchery's website and 90% of the breeds I want are available and hatching on Oct 14th.
I prefer to brood out in the coop on the floor in a dog crate with a heat plate from day 1. October high temps are...
I got this to paint the interior of my coop from the discounted oops wrong color shelf for a significant discount at Lowe’s. If you aren’t to picky about color you might get lucky.
It’s held up very well for two years now.
If this is your pop door, you may want to ask your builder to raise it up a couple more inches. Otherwise they are going to drag and kick bedding out and block a door if you are putting one in.
Everyone is fine, the shed and run are built like Fort Knox. The only thing I worry for is the occasional black bear that wanders thru once or twice a year looking for somewhere to hibernate. Luckily they've all only pass thru and dont stop.
If it will stick to a blade of grass it will stick to hardware cloth wires. And once you have build up started, the holes between the wire gaps become smaller trapping more snow.
You'll also want to think about collecting eggs multiple times per day if possible.
I have a shed that's divided in half, chickens get one half and the other is used for storage. We have electric run out to it and on the bitterest days I have a small oil filled radiant heater on the storage...