Getting some back and shoulder pain from cleaning/scooping my sand chicken run every 2-3 days. Someone suggested micro bark. Can I just place this on top of my sand or do I have to remove? Have a covered run in central coast CA do little rain. Like the sand but hard on my back. Deep litter seems...
Hi- got 2 sexed female standard cochin chicks at 1 week old, now 10 weeks and comb/wattle a lot bigger on this partridge than the other buff. Is it a cockerel? Had light colored chest as a chick. Also treated it with what I thought was vent gleet as a chick, better now. I guess cockerels can get...
Would it be too difficult to clean sand under an enclosed coop? Finishing my run and want to give the chicks extra space.
Predator apron or bury hardware cloth inside run? Squirrels, moles, gophers, raccoons in the area. Thanks!
Any guesses? Sent to sexadodeaves for DNA test but I think things are held up given the times. Thanks, can't keep roos in my town :(
1. NN cochin/silkie
2. Partridge satin on right, black satin left
3. Partridge silkie comb in pic 3
4. Blue silkie
5. White frizzle satin/sizzle?
Hi All, my first post is about the floor to the coop and run. Can I leave the dirt, wood chips that I currently have for the run? Easy to get pine shavings curbside from TSC. Read a lot about sand but harder to get considering how much I need and the times but want to do the best I can. Can I...