Between a brutal Winter and the damage that the chickens did at the end of last Summer, my lawn is in seriously sad shape right now.
Are there any chicken-safe products that I can use to help improve the situation?
The buffs have both been laying eggs daily for quite some time now, while the blue has never laid an egg. She's also quite a bit larger than the other two. What's the deal?!
3 Orpingtons (2 buff, 1 blue). Buffs are laying, Blue has not.
Last week our one Buff went broody. Stopped laying, started trying to stay in the nest box all day, etc.
Because she's been hogging the nest box all day, our other Buff stopped laying. I added a second nest box that is identical...
I badly want an Eglu Cube, and I've yet to find a single person who owns one and doesn't like it. I hope to have one by the end of this Summer (2013).
How many chickens do you have in yours?
How long have you had it now?
Any issues to be aware of?
Helpful tips, etc?
Well, after working on a coop and a run for a while, today I got my chickens. 3 Orpingtons (2 Buff, 1 Blue) that should be roughly 16-18 weeks old I think.
I gave them some Purina pellets and a hanging bucket of water with 2 nipples under it. It's been a few hours and I don't think they've had...
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Maybe with hardware cloth over the top of it?