I'm looking for ideas on how to build a vertical perch for inside my run. I picture a series of small ascending platforms that my girls can climb, similar to what cats have. Does anyone have a picture or plans? Building it is easier for me than visualizing it!
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I think I've made a mistake trying to introduce 2 3 month old girls in with my other 4 hens - 2 gentle older girls and 2 feisty pullets. One of the new girls seems to be holding her own and though she gets pecked on a little she's ok. It's Hazel, the only Araucana, who is taking all the abuse...
I'm hoping some of you with more experience can give me a hand. I have 4 girls and in April my 2 yr old Wyandotte, Althea, started to have runny stools stuck to her vent. She also became lethargic over several days. I took her to the vet who found worms. I treated her and 2 of the others (I...
Help! I'm looking for some advice on how to get my girls back into laying again...3 of 4 are 16 months old, the last is 13 months..they have been great layers since the winter, taking no break until 'their' summer vacation in July. The youngest went 'broody' then and hasn't laid since, and the...
Hello, this is my first posting (to any forum ever!) and question since my 4 chicks arrived 3 weeks ago. Their new coop is 'under construction' at a fast pace as they are quickly outgrowing their in-house accomodations (though I will miss them when they move outside..).
My question relates to...