I have a buff orphington that we brought home about a week ago. She is approximately 12 months old and lays every other day usually. The past 2 eggs have been cracked when I went to get them out of the nesting box. I was down there today when she layed and she is moving all the pine shaves...
We had originally bought the homestead coop from tractor supply but realized quickly that it wouldn’t fit what amount of chickens we wanted and the inside tray fell apart after 2 months... My husband and I are not good at carpentry but we found a way to add enough enclosed space for our...
We currently have 6 chickens which are 3.5-5 months old. None of which have laid eggs yet. I am going this evening to purchase 2 buff orphingtons and 1 ameraucana which are 11-12 months old. How should I introduce them? Is this too much of an age difference to add to the same area? We have...
We have 6 chickens that are ages 3-5 months old. I feel like there is always poop on everything lol.. I go down every morning and clean poop from under the roosting bars but its all over the wood sides of the coop and ladder. Any tips or tricks to keep these areas cleaner? What do you use to...
We added this new enclosed area around our coop. It is 1/4” hardware cloth and we also have it skirted around sides. The top has 2 layers of poultry netting. We are thinking of adding a “roosting” tree and a tire full of dirt for bathing. Any other suggestions?
Morning! We are needing a bigger coop. I would love to build one but I have no clue where to even start and I’m horrible with tools lol... can anyone recommend an individual who builds coops in East TN near Knoxville or Morristown? Any places that sell the Amish built coops?
We initially bought a small prefab coop from tractor supply ( https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/cumberland-cottage-coop-dus200120-dus200120?cm_vc=-10005 ) thinking we would only have around 3-4 chickens at most. Well... I have just fallen in love with my chickens and we currently have 5...
I purchased this coop from tractor supply. We are currently enclosing a 14x16ft area around the coop. My pullets strange from 3-5 months old and we have gotten no eggs. Should I add a top to the nesting boxes? Any other suggestions? Too much shavings under those bars?
Good morning! I live in East TN and we have had some extremely hot weather lately. My chickens have watery white stools. They are acting normal and have no other issues. Could this be due to the heat, food or a more serious issue? How should I treat? They are 18 weeks old and eating an...
I bought this “pullets” several months ago and they are currently 17 weeks old. For the past week 2 of the birds have been making a crowing type sound. One of these birds has lost some feathers to “her” front chest. Can you help me identify and confirm if these are female?