I lost my first girl this morning, a 3+ year old New Hampshire Red.
She shares a coop/run with 9 other birds her same age.
I noticed 2 days ago that she was sitting in a corner of the coop midday. I ushered her outside. That night all my chickens were on the roost in the coop at bedtime...
Perhaps an end of the insulation debate?
I built two coops, nearly identical with the exception that one is insulated and the other is not. I live in Northeastern CT. Both coops are identical in size and build, they each measure 6x8 with an interior peak height of 6'. Both have 2x4 16oc wall...
My question is regarding a bullied hen I had to isolate and how to reintroduce her back into the flock.
I have 10 hens (3 barred rocks, 3 buff orpingtons, 3 new hampshire reds, 1 black sex linked) that are all about a year old. They share a 50 sq ft coop and a 224 sq ft covered run. We've had...
I know this has been covered extensively on BYC but I was hoping someone from my neck of the woods could comment.
Background: I live in Northeastern CT. I've had 10 chickens for almost 6 months. They have a raised 8x6 coop using the deep litter method with pine shavings. The run is covered...
Hi, newbie here. Bringing home my first flock of 16-week-old started pullets in 2.5 days and looking for advice on what to do with them once home. I'll be picking up 3 each of Barred Rocks, Orpingtons, and RIR. Should I lock them in the coop for a day or two? Have the chicken door to the run...
I’m Eric and just joined BYC, this is my first post since all of my other questions have been answered by searching the forum. I’ll be getting ten 16-week old pullets on May 4th (this is my first attempt with chickens ….. hope to get a mix of Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and RIR). I live in...