She is one of eight Rhode Island Reds and is the only one that looks like this. She is about 1 1/2 years old and the whole lot seem to get along fine. No pecking each other. They are free ranged most days and locked up at night.
We are getting ready to order our feeder and waterer for the new coop. I'm just not sure what size to get since this is our first go around. We will have 9 RIR hens and want to hang them. Is it possible to get the bigger of the sizes and not have to mess with it every day? Are there...
This is what my husband has built so far.
I know he is thinking what he built inside will be the nesting boxes. Do they need an indoor sleeping area also if we live in SC? We will have 9 RIR hens if all goes well!
Please help this newbie finish the coop.
Thanks!!
We have two feed stores and both sell 17% protein chick starters. The starter I received from McMurrary is 22% and is all but gone. Babies are two weeks old now. Is 17% all right or do I need to pay the outragious shipping fees at McMurray and order more from them?
I'm brand new to the world of chickens. It seems to me it would be so nice and easy to have chicks on a wire floor. Clean up would be a breaze. I saw one brooder in the sticky with that type of design. Is it safe for the chicks? Do they need the shaving most brooders have?