I have a chicken coop with some gaps. I planned on filling the gaps with metal scrubbies. The scrubbies I found are copper. Can I use these safely with my chickens?
I just bought a heated roost to place inside the coop for my two roosters at Tractor Supply. I would like to get some feedback from others on how well this might work. The one online is different than the one I bought. I will try to take a photo of the roost tomorrow to show you what I...
I am new to chickens. We got our chickens on March 9, 2016. We have six white Silkies which I just moved into their coop this week. BackYardChickens.com is one of the websites that is frequently listed when I search for an answer about chickens. I also have alpacas, cats and tropical fish...
I moved my Silkies (6 of them) to their outdoor coop this week. It was over 70 degrees F today and 56 tonight. The next few days it will be getting colder: Friday (67/48), Saturday (52/34) and Sunday (41/34). Do I need to move the chicks back in when the temp drops to 34 degrees F?