I uncover the nesting boxes and set up a roosting pole in front of the nest boxes for them to access the nest?
Thanks in advance for your help, I plan to upgrade there food also this Sunday.
I have 10 - 10 week old chicken and the temps are getting high enough at night, so last night I decided to unplug the light that I had in there coop. It was around 9 pm so very dark outside by then. All I had was a flash light and when the light went out they all started to cry. Okay not with...
My mother-in-law informed me that she read in a magazine that nutritions wise there isn't a difference in the brown and white eggs. Is this true? It doesn't really matter to me but I would like to know the facts in case I am asked in the future.
I guess she won't be begging for eggs when they...
I am not sure if these should be used for full grown hens and wanted to know your experience and opinions since I hate cleaning poop out of our current waterer.
Thanks!!!
The reason I am asking is that a new TSC is opening up in my area and they have 50lb bags of poultry layer 16% crumble on sale for $9.99, but my chickens are not due to start laying until the middle of July. I want to get some at this good price and save it. Will the food still be good in July...
My floors are vinly and I have put pine shavings down. But, after a few days most of the shavings are in the corners and against the wall and when I come in the coop the chickens run and slip and almost fall because the vinyl is now exposed. I put the vinyl down to make cleaning the floors...
I have purchased pine shavings from PetSmart for the brooder and I got to thinking that it is going to be expensive to cover the coops floor (8x10) so...I need your expert advise and personal preference opinions.
What are your suggestions? What are you using? Does it keep the smell
down...
I just calculated and figured that out that our 10 chickens will be 21 weeks old the week that we are going out of town for 8 days. My mother will be feeding and checking on them twice a day so that is no problem. The problem is that I want to be there to gather the first egg and cherish that...
raising 3 week old chicks that was not raied on a farm and neither was my husband? This is just something I wanted to try out. I work in the corporate world and people including some family and all our friends think we or shoud I say they think I am crazy.
Please tell me I am not the only 20...
Hello Everyone,
I am trying to figure out if putting roosting bars above my nest boxes would be okay.
The 2x6 that is above the nest boxes would be removable with 12"x6" peel-n-stick tiles for easy clean up.
What do you think? Will the covered 2x6 be enought to trap the crap or will I need...
I am asking this because we had a 100w light buld in the brooder and Monday night and Tuesday morning they were all sleeping on the other side. So before I left for work Tuesday morning I changed the bulb to a 75w. When I got home last night (Tuesday) all but 2 were completely away from the...