I'm trying to decide how to cover my run as simply as possible. It's approximately 3'x6'. One side is protected by my house, another side by the approx. 7' tall sturdy metal chicken house (I elevated it on cinder blocks so my chickens could graze under it and will wrap hardware cloth around the...
I bought a used chicken coop with a plywood floor which doesn't appear to have been treated with anything to prevent it from rotting. What's the best/cheapest way to treat it? Thanks in advance!
I will soon be a first time chicken owner. I plan on just 4 at first, probably 2 bantams and 2 orpingtons . They will share a run and hopefully be able to free range some (when I'm home to keep an eye on them since we do have hawks in the neighborhood). If this doesn't seem like a good combo to...
I'm very new to the world of chickens. I just bought a metal coop from a friend of my daughter and the 2 of us plan on building a run in the next few weeks (we rarely have a day off together). Then I plan on getting 4 chickens to start with. I'd like suggestions on how to make something to...