I am considering getting quail for meat purposes mostly and am wondering if my houseing idea would be harmful to my chickens in any way.
I currently have a 8'x10' coop w/ a 32'x24' run space for my chickens. I have my posts for the run set 8' apart the fence is 5' tall the entire run area has...
I have scoured this sight reading tons of ideas on litter options for coops. As most of us do I too try and come up with cost effective means of caring for my chicks. My thought was I have huge pine trees around my yard so tons of pine straw!!! I usually just burn it along with limbs and what...
My son and I built this over the last few days. went to Tractor Supply to get a lamp and a few other things then my wife saw these. lol this one she named happy feet its the only one with feathery feet andthe twins. [/IMG] two black ones and a red one that is much bigger than the others...
After a good afternoons work my son and I have gotten this far. Hopefully pick up a lil lumber from my Mamaw's store building to finish the top tommorow. It's 5' long 2' wide 18" deep inside 36" total height. My wife is only 4'11" so she's gotta be able to reach inside. So far I've only spent...
I've been researching for some months on coop designs and found this one that seemed to suit what my wife and I were wanting to start with. Just a few hens for eggs and the ability to be mobile. I made this mostly from pallet wood and scrap lumber that's been laying around my shed. Any...
Hi everyone. Been checking out this site for a few months which has inspired my wife and I to put together a small coop to try our hand at this seemingly addictive hobby. (In our case anyway) Looking forward to getting underway!!!