So tonight when going to lock up I seen that the run gate had closed and the girls were left in the garden. Most had perched on the outside of their egg box, one was hiding behind the coop and one had hid in a corner behind some old garden pots but I'm one girl down. No sign of predator foul...
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Yesterday I noticed that one of our young chickens around 26weeks standing with a strange posture. Her bum and tail almost always faces the ground, even when eating with her head down, which usually pushes their bum up. I say this is strange as she is a leghorn hybrid and her tail was...
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New chicken owner so not very knowledgeable on chicken poop or illness.
This morning when letting the birds out I noticed one had done a very sticky, runny and mustard colour poo. I stuck around and seen which pullet it was and it done it again. It was very stinky and mustard in...
So after a couple of years of consideration we finally decided to go for it. Built our coop ourselves and bought 5 POL's (mix or breeds). Due to it being fairly late at night I just put them in the coop for the night with food and water. The next morning they got into the run to explore. They...
So today while considering where to put our coop and run (very limited options). I was wanting to incorporate an old raised fish pond into the run but fill it with sand and use it as a dust bath. At the back of the pond is a small rockery with an acer tree(6 ft high) in the middle of it, I dont...
Hi all, new to BYC and hopefully a chicken owner in the near future. Been considering a small flock for our garden for some time now and due to corona and some time off work, now seems a good time to get started.
I'm not sure what coop and run set up is a good option. Would really like to build...