The Water Heaters have a nice 3 gal water space and all you need is electricity. I hang it in the coop, birds get room temp water and lasts almost a week for 9 birds. Works great. During the non-cold months, I use the 3 gal hanging waterer with the 4 nipples. They both are great and sturdy.
Three of my hens have this on their necks and so far, I have bathed them with baby shampoo, used Garden & Poultry Dust, DE in the coop, too and finally, in case it is pecking, used PICK-NO-MORE Cover Up Lotion which stinks. I have them now on Feather Fixer, also. These patches are getting...
Does anyone have any answers for the missing feathers around the neck? I have 5, year old birds and now two of them are showing bald spots on their necks. I don't think it's from pecking. The other three have no signs of whatever this is.....I searched these threads and do not find any answers...
This is what the coop looks like outside and inside. I plan to board up the windows in the door so the openings are high in the brick house. The 6 chickens are actually in a built chicken coop inside of this brick house. Wood ceiling with metal roof. They do have plenty of room inside the...
My six are finally calming down. They are getting closer, everyday. But they are all squatting as soon as they see me. hope they are not unhappy due to the fact that we have no rooster, but my neighbor has as a Banty. I wonder what would happen if I took them over, maybe one at a time or he...
Does this look like enough ventilation??? Im going to board up the mesh-windows on the door so only the windows at the top of this bldg. will be open all the time.
You are so right on not expecting too much from my girls and now that they are older, they are friendlier. We bond almost everytime I let them out to free range. I am so overjoyed that they are all just about laying! I'm a happy girl!
Thank you for the response! I have now witnesses one hen "drop" an egg right around me when I enter the coop. And yes my hens are all in their late 20 weeks and I think, not too sure, they are all laying at this time, but not every day. And about the nests location, this Coop was purchased by my...
I have 6 girls about 27 weeks old. Never found any eggs out of the nest until today. It was crazy. 1 under the feeder, one under the laying boxes, in the wood chips & the shocking one on the pathway to the Coop! The only changes are in feed, staying in the coop when I leave the house and my...