We're newbies. Here is what my husband built after looking at some other coops here. Not sure about insulating yet, going to wait until fall and make that decision. We are also going to run electricity so we can use light and heat lamps if necessary. Our daughter came up with the name "The...
We got our chicks yesterday and today my oldest daughter noticed that Peep has a black toe. It almost looks like it got smashed and now it's dead. She is eating and drinking good, just sometimes wobbles. Should I be concerned? Looking at the picture now, it looks like it might be a little...
We got our chicks yesterday and today my oldest daughter noticed that Peep has a black toe. It almost looks like it got smashed and now it's dead. She is eating and drinking good, just sometimes wobbles. Should I be concerned? Looking at the picture now, it looks like it might be a little...
I just picked up the first issue of a new Hobby Farm magazine Chickens. It's brand new, but I don't think you can order the subscription yet. Here is the link to it
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/chickens-magazine/chickens-spring-2010-table-of-contents.aspx
I have a German Shepherd/Golden Retreiver mix (2 yrs) and a Border Collie/Austrailan Shepherd mix (8 months); and would love some suggestions on how to get these girls used to chickens (getting 6-8 chicks this weekend). The Aussie mix was around chickens where she was born, but I'm sure she...
I live with my DH, 2 DD, 1 GSD/Golden Retriever mix, and 1 Border Collie/Aussie mix. We live on 4 acres and I finally got my husband to agree to get some chicks! He's already drawn up plans for a coop and the girls are asking when we can start building . I think we'll be getting our chicks...