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  1. M

    Photos, need advice on inside coop design

    Cannot see the photo as I am posting but home it's here.... a friend built this for free. He has had chickens, but I had not. This now houses one older laying hen, one 8 mo old hen who is laying, a rooster and a banty pair; also 4 guineas and 2 are females. My question is how to set up for...
  2. M

    Hello from NE Tenn

    I am thrilled to find this site. My first birds were Guineas June of 2011. I built a small house with a very small roost area and after a few weeks let them roam the yard. One year later, a friend built me a large chicken house, appr. 9x9, and we fenced in a large run. I have a banty pair given...
  3. M

    Just how draft free does the coop need to be.

    We built a large coop out of old wood. Some boards are warped so there are definite 'holes' in the coop (not big enough for predators including snakes). We do get snow, but the temperatures go up and down every few days here in the mountains so if the temp. goes down to the teens it does not...
  4. M

    Friend only feeds chicks scratch

    I am very new to having chickens. I bought Buffs with a friend. He is only feeding his scratch. I told him that might be why they are not laying. I am feeding mine a mixture of laying mash, scratch and wild bird conditioning which is high in protein. Mine are not laying either but they have been...
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