Whats the best material for roosts? Its obiviousally going to be wood but branches? 2 X 4's? Rounded edges? I'm new at this part. The coop is absolutely paradise in my eyes and we just need to add the nestboxes and roosts.
Size? I have regular and bantam chickens.
Height?
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I got 6 very healthy barred rock chicks. I finally asked the store manager where they got their chicks and its somewhere in Texas. It started with an S. So they traveled a LONG ways!
Its not very severe right now but he does have a crossed beak as they are not aligned like the rest of the chicks. He is a little smaller than the others but is eating fine. I just noticed this yesterday and I remember threads about the crossed beak living almost normal lives. He is almost a...
Hey everyone! I am not completely out of the loop. I have some idea on what goes on. I show rabbits and I know that all rabbits are based on a standard for their breed and they are judged like that. I have written articles for this but I want to know about chickens. How are they judged? What...
My dad who is doing pretty much all the funding here doesn't believe me that chickens can actually be friendly pets. He just tells me they are not pets. (He would know because he raised chickens whe he was young )
I need to convince him because now I am no so sure of myself. CAN chickens...
When they get older?
Fighting?
or anything that you normally wouldnt think to be prepared for?
I have silkies and sultans and in june I will recieve my barred rocks.
I was not prepared for the Poopey butt today nor the bleeding foot which I still have not gotten any help on. I am just...
Just me? My fence is 5foot and 4 foot in places, I am really hoping that my chickens wont learn to fly out. As 4 of them are bantys but I also dont have a top to my pen which makes it vunerable. I do have bushes and plants in there that at least 15 chickens can hide under if needed plus it gives...
I just cleaned up the pasty butt on Rajah my week old sultan chick and now Asha is bleeding on her foot and is letting me touch her but she doesnt want me touching it and she isnt standing on it. Its not a lot of blood but blood all the same and I am very worried. Its on the 3rd ish toe where...
Rajah my chick sultan has pasty butt or something. Is this dangerous? Its not a lot of poo but it wont come off so I left it alone. All the other chicks are clean. What should I do?
At what age can you tell what gender they are? I already have my guess that one is a rooster and 3 are hens...
I am having a blast with these chickees, they are all doing well, especially today and I am handling them alot and they are GREAT at being flipped over and they just lay there. Iago the blue silkie is my favorite. She fell asleep the other day in my hand and she is the most affectionate. Enjoy...
I only have 4 chicks right now in the brooder and every hour I go out and check on them and they are just darling. They all have names too.
The blue silkie is Iago which is the parrot from Aladdin This one is my favorite!
The black silkie is Jafar from Aladdin and if it turns out to be a...
Its official, I am a chicken owner!
2 Sultans and two silkies. The two silkies are black and blue. Just gorgeous!! They are about 2 days old and SO soft! The 6 barred rocks are comming in june
So far so good. The temperature is 90 degrees and they are all active and eating and drinking. Its...
Hey everyone.
The day is almost here. On friday I get my two sultan chicks. I am also leaving Friday to go to a mini rabbit convention in colombus and I will be there until sunday. I will be able to take care of the chicks on friday before I leave and sunday when I come back. Will they be...
So we went out and bought 5 foot HEAVY wire and got 100feet because its a HUGE pen.
Here are some pictures of the construction site for you to get an idea.
4 Foot Posts even though we have 5 foot wire, We have two 4 foot posts the rest are going to be 5 foot. It will just go over a foot but...
For the past two days me and my dad have been working non stop to clear the woods for my chickens. We just finished putting posts in for the fence. However he bought 4ft fence which is fine for the Barred Rocks but I am also getting bantams such as silkies and sultans <3. I know they can fly a...
Hey everyone!
Okay so I ordered my chicks yesterday. And the first two sultan chicks come on May 1st. I ordered my chicks through town & country and I dont know the hatchery they are getting them from. I am going to call and ask soon. I only ordered two sultans and they both come on may first...
I have read your FAQ sections but I still have a few of my own.
Grit- What is it, I understand its purpose to help crush food in the gizzard but should it be store bought or is grit basically sand and tiny rocks? Would dirt work? Large rocks? If I do end up getting grit for my chickens how...
I'm sure nobody remembers me but I was on here a LONG time ago, didn't post much but I havent lost my affection for chickees!
My names Megan, I raise rabbits (American Fuzzy Lops), I also have 2 dogs, 1 bird, 1 mouse, 2 cats, well..over 40 rabbits but I lost count I am finally getting my...