Well, the coop and chicken house are finally finished and tonight is the very first night my two babies are sleeping outside. I am so nervous! My two sweet hens are only 8 wks old (they have been living in my garage). One is Nugget and the other one is named Red. This weekend I plan on...
Well, the coop and chicken house are finally finished and tonight is the very first night my two babies are sleeping outside. I am so nervous! My two sweet hens are only 8 wks old (they have been living in my garage). One is Nugget and the other one is named Red. This weekend I plan on...
Tonight my stupid dog killed one of my precious chickens right in front of my son. I put the chickens in the dog kennel while my husband and I worked on their coop and the dog pulled the chicken right through the bars! I am so angry and now I am afraid that since she has done it once she will...
We have been building our first coop and chicken house and can't attach the chicken wire on the coop without sagging! Is sagging wire okay? Is it safe to have chicken wire on the floor of the coop to keep digging preds away?
My two sons have outgrown a plastic playhouse. Any thoughts on converting it to a hen house? I can plexiglass the windows for weather and safety but has anyone ever tried this? It is big enough to stand up in. I don't have any building skills and I am having a difficult time justifying...