Search results for query: *

  • Users: jsanders
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. jsanders

    hens laying from roost

    My girls have been doing good, starting to lay. I noticed a week or so ago an egg under the roost, then everyday afterwards. Now it seems another hen has started laying on the roost. They were all but 1 using the nest boxes and thought they would come around. Any suggestions?
  2. jsanders

    hens laying from roost

    My girls have doind good, starting to lay. I notices a week or so ago an egg under the roost, then everyday afterwards. Now it seems another hen has started laying on the roost. They were all but 1 using the nest boxes and thought they would come around. Any suggestions?
  3. jsanders

    Crows with my chickens

    I have had some hawk problems lately so I don't mind seeing the crows but is it my imagination or are they using my chickens as bait? I've a red tail and 2 coopers hawks around a lot lately and the crows have done their job mostly and chased them off. Now the crows are roosting in the trees...
  4. jsanders

    Bad luck with auto waterers

    I have had horrible luck with these things. I tired a homemade one first that didn't work then bought a galvanized metal one that leaked like a seive. I got a 3 gal plastic one from TSC and it did good the first time but now I can't get it to stop leaking. I'm going to try an old scuba diving...
  5. jsanders

    Free Range and Nutrition

    I have 10 10 week old chicks that have been eating medicated starter grower. Recently I started throwing cracked corn on the ground for them and let them free range now that I have the coop finished. Theyh are under trees and in a pretty dog proof fence and so far no troubles. If they run out...
  6. jsanders

    Here are some pics of the girls hot weather coop

  7. jsanders

    My chickies first night out.

    You never think you have done a good enough job keeping your girls safe. They are in the coop all alone...poor girls. I may put up heat seeking missles and radar...hire mercenaries to watch over them. We'll know tomorrow....hah! I'll go out in an hour and check them.
  8. jsanders

    will a hawk kill a full grown standard chicken?

    We have them range through here some. The coop and run are under some pine trees but I don't want to take too much of a chance.
  9. jsanders

    OK... I think I've decided on a warm climate coop

    I went to one of the threads here and read about heat and chickens, after I got advice from a friend who's girlfriend is a chicken pro, and this is what I decided. I am building a leanto coop 8x8 for 10 chickens (for now). It will be under some pine trees ,will this help with hawk predation...
  10. jsanders

    1 week vacation and i come home to monster chicks!

    Unbelievable...they're twice as big. I have to get started on the coop tomorrow. I'm going to build an 8x8 lean to. 5 to 8 nesting boxes inside with outside access...i was going to do the ones that stick out about a foot but it looks like too much wasted space. a people door, window, pop door...
  11. jsanders

    Is there a White Barred Rock or is it just a White Rock?

    I can't find much on the White barred rock and all the chicks are black, hence a Barred Rock. My chicks are light yellow. It's funny to compare the personality differences between two types of chick. Red Comets vs White Bared Rock. The comets go around pecking on the floor...all in the same...
  12. jsanders

    at what age do standard chickens start laying?

    I have red comets and white barred rocks. When should I expect them to start laying?
  13. jsanders

    straw bale pen for chicks around garden

    I am thinking about putting straw bales around my veggie garden to keep my dog and the rabbits out. Is there any reason I couldn't let the chicks play in there on sunny days?
  14. jsanders

    I have a few questions about planning my new coop and run

    First, I am new to chickens. I have 4 red comet chicks and 6 white big chicks. I live in Alabama so the weather is pretty decent around here except for a good bit of rain. I plan on building the run and coop unders some pine trees for shade. The run is going to be pretty big, about 12 x 12...
  15. jsanders

    Hello from central Alabama!

    Hi guys! My name is John and I'm new to chickens. I just got 4 red comet chicks and 6 White (i hate to say this) Somethings. I can't remember and I don't want to call the guy at the co-op. He said they are like Dominickers but white instead of black. I know I misspelled dominickers probably...
Back
Top Bottom