Hello everyone, today I'm hosting a Tour de Coops on my blog ~ come take a peek!
http://hkwdesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/chaumiere-de-poule.html
xo Heidi
I just saw the funniest thing - Adventures of Chicken - http://www.adventurechicken.com/Adventures_of_Chicken/adventures.html
my friend's son is in the volleyball sketch - check them out, I think you'll get a laugh too!
I too have a 3 day old that isn't drinking - she eats more than the rest though - goes crazy for food!
Yesterday she suddenly stopped moving, eating, or laying down (I'm thinking now that she had a tummy ache from all that eating)
...I forced her to take some drops of water, and she made it...
We are renovating an existing shed for our coop, and I was thinking I would screen the windows (inside coop) with wire mesh, and have the windows hinged at the top (outside) and bump out at the bottom - any thoughts ? I was thinking this would be good in case it rains...rather than bumping them...
I live in MA and we're just starting backyard chickens ~ I can see this is going to be a very fun hobby ~ I'm already obsessed!
So far we have 2 Bantam Buff Bahamas, and tomorrow I go to the local feed shop to get my standards - let's hope I can stick to my plan of just getting 4...