If i have mites in my coop, will they be on all the chickens or just 1? The reason I am asking is, my EE has lost all of her feathers on her back between here wings ( I think they are saddle fethers). None of the other birds have, so I am not sure what it is. I have looked at her back and dont...
I have 8 chickens that are just over 8 weeks old. I have figured some of them out like the Silky, Black Australorp , Speckled Sussex and Easter Eggers, Those first ones are easy cause the look nothing like the others. The only reason I think I know the EE's is because I got 2 from the hatchery...
First off, I want to say thanks for everyone who has posted ideas on here. It has been lots of help in designing my coop and feeder and waterer. Here is my setup. The feeder holds approx.15-18lbs of feed and the waterer holds just over 2 gallons. Any feed back is appreciated.
Here is the coop...
I have what I think Speckled Sussex, that is not playing like the other chicks. She doesn't run when you try to pick her up. She keeps stretching her neck like a rooster would to crow and she kinda sneezes. She stands there with her eyes closed and seems to be breathing pretty hard. I have been...
So after looking through thousands of coop pictures I got my idea in my head on how I want mine to look. Before I get the song and dance on using pallets, cause of what could be wrong with them, the ones I got are heat treated and brand new. I am trying to build this for as little as possible so...
Been lurking for a few days, overwelmed with all the info here on chickens. I am hoping to start building a coop in the next few weeks so that I can get a few chicks to raise with my daughter. I am in Pinellas County Fl, and limited to 4 hens which is good for me since it will be more of a fun...