I have 3 buff silkie hens, 1 polish hen and 2 cochin hens...from 1year and half in age down to 8 months...I wanted to get some some adult quail pairs for eggs....Can they live in the same coop together with the chickens
Thanks
I have 3 buff silkie hens, 1 polish hen and 2 cochin hens...from 1year and half in age down to 8 months...I wanted to get some some adult quail pairs for eggs....Can they live in the same coop together with the chickens
Thanks
Well, to make a long story short, my neighbor got some chicks for his kids for easter...they lost interest and he wanted to let them go..I happily took them, I already have 3 silkies and a polish that are about 6-8 months old. I have had them for about 3 months, they lay eggs every day and seem...
Well, to make a long story short, my neighbor got some chicks for his kids for easter...they lost interest and he wanted to let them go..I happily took them, I already have 3 silkies and a polish that are about 6-8 months old. I have had them for about 3 months, they lay eggs every day and seem...
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Well, I got 3 silkies back at the beginning of January, they were born in August....so it's been getting about time...I have been hanging out at the coop every night...bringing table scraps, talking to the girls, I went on vacation for a week to Maui, and came back to eggs...I think only 1 is...
Well, After a few weeks, things are going well with the girls....I have been bringing them table scraps sometimes, and they are a hoot to watch....They dont seem to go into the closed in hutch part of my Hen house...they like to pile up in the corner...Hopefully when they start laying, they will...
Well, they really liked it, but as they were eating it..it seemed to get wrapped around their heads and stuck in the feathers...I had to pick up each one and get all the spaghetti strands out of their feathers..but I think they really liked it..is this normal? I also fed them bread and celery...
So I have had 3 silkie hens for about 5 days....They seem to be doing great...still not set on a routine yet....I have to guide them into the house at night time or they just huddle up outside in the run....its been in the 20's the last few nights..The seem to be pretty cold tolerant...I have a...
I still have a lot of work to do on the coop, but since it was closed in..I went and picked up the chickens, thanks to silkhope...I drove out to her house to pick them up.....
After lurking around on here for a few weeks, I think I am ready, thanks for all the answers to newbie questions
I have always heard on the board that the chicken coop should not be drafty I am just finishing up..and wanted to fill in the cracks and crevices...I used the stuff that expands that you would put around drafty window frames or around plumbing pipes...
This should be ok right...I wanted to make...
I am in the process of building my coop and purchased the plastic chicken wire...It seems a little more durable the regular chicken wire...has anyone ever used it and would it be ok?