Search results for query: *

  • Users: RunChixRun
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. R

    Chicken died suddenly

    Hi everybody, I have 7 hens. All appear very healthy and happy. I went out to the coop yesterday morning around 7am and one was in the run dead. She must have just died because she was still warm and limp. I dont think I was out at the coop the previous day so maybe the last time I was out...
  2. R

    Easter Egger loosing neck feathers

    Im in CT. There are 6 birds in the coop. None seam to be picking on her. They all molted in December I think. I don't notice her scratching at herself but she could be. Any advice would be great. Thx.
  3. R

    Were is best to install solar light....run or hen house?

    HELLO ALL, I bought a solar panel and light to provide a couple extra hours of light a day to get my 7 hens laying a little more than what they currently are. Im getting about 2 eggs a week TOTAL compared to 6 a day. I want them to get a break but a couple eggs a day would be nice. My question...
  4. R

    Why is this Egger loosing her throat feathers?

    Hi everybody, She is one of 7 pullets in our coop. They are all about 26 weeks old and are all laying. They all seam to be getting along nicely. I dont see any real aggression especially towards this bird. She and the other Easter Egger have been the last hens to feel comfortable around people...
  5. R

    One of my birds is behaving oddly.

    Hi all, Im concerned about one by birds. She is a Satin. She is definitely the runt in the coop but she holds her own and actually is a little more aggressive (although not really) than the other birds. Everyone seams real happy. She went into the laying boxes yesterday afternoon (she has been...
  6. R

    Anybody know what breed this is????....

    It looks just like a Blue Cochin (bantam maybe?) EXCEPT it has that tuff of feathers on the top of its head. I don't know how old she is. It was sold to me as "a Silke, less than a year old". She is small. Much smaller than the rest odf the hens I bought. Thanks for any help. Josh
  7. R

    Hi folk. I'm new. And just started my first coop.

    Hi, We are building a coop with a 7.5' x 12' footprint. The hen house is 7.5' x 4'. The run is 7.5' x 8' and actually extends under the hen house so its true dimension is the full 7.5' x 12'. I'm framing everything out without having purchased the welded wire mesh yet. We live in a very wooded...
Back
Top Bottom