Search results for query: *

  • Users: mzimmers
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. M

    run maintenance

    Hi all - My run is in need of some serious soil maintenance. It's been in use for about 6 years, and has served us well until last month's heavy rains made it too muddy (IMO) for healthy, happy chickens. The area is about 160 square feet (4 x 40). I'm thinking of adding a bunch of sand and...
  2. M

    (some) hens missing back feathers

    Hi all - I don't know whether I should be concerned or not, but I'd rather err on the side of caution. I have 9 Wyandotte hens and one rooster, all in their first year of life. Recently I noticed a few of the hens missing their back feathers. You can't really tell from this picture, but it's a...
  3. M

    first eggs!

    Hi all - After some nasty predators wiped out my flock last year, I beefed up the run and ordered some Wyandottes from Meyer. Just found our first eggs today - one in the nesting box, and one on the ground in the run (I guess they'll learn). These chickens were hatched around the first of...
  4. M

    Eggs at 4 months? Wow!

    My leghorns started laying about a week ago. They're just barely 4 months old now...isn't that rather early? Not complaining, just curious. I'm not feeding them any hormone-laden food or anything...
  5. M

    stopping watering nipple leaks

    Hi all - I'm putting the finishing touches on a coop, and want to have line-fed watering nipples. I've used nipples in the past, and they worked fine, but they were gravity fed. My efforts with line-fed have failed; no matter how little I open the supply line, the pressure is too high, and at...
  6. M

    too much ventilation in coop?

    Hi all - I'm finishing up a coop build, and wanted to get some opinions on whether I've over-ventilated it or not. My build began as a weird cinderblock structure that was on property when I moved in. I built the floor of the coop about two feet off the ground. The walls and doors are about two...
Back
Top Bottom