Hello all!
On August the 5th I received 20 day-old chicks in the mail. Then I started on their new hen house. It's 95 percent complete. I will build them an outside pen in the near future - after my bones and muscles get back to normal....
One thing I forgot to add to the website that also...
My baby chicks are supposed to be here next Wednesday, so I thought I better drop the excavating ground for my soon-be-started Hen House, and dig out the brooder and clean it up.
This will be the 3rd batch of chicks I've raised in it. It's 3' x 8" and will accomadate at least 25 chicks. I made...
Hello,
I am in the design, materials-gathering, stage for my hen house.
I'm planning a 12x12, 8' wall, shed-type roof for my house.
I found a great price on some used Big, slider windows, but am scratching my head on the best way to frame around them.
The longest one is 68 5/8" long x 35"...
Hello all - I hope your chickens are doing great and with-standing the heat and and steering clear of any potential predators!
I am in the Design Phase of building a new Hen House. I've searched high and low for a used storage shed I could convert into a hen-house. Most are not made very well...
Starting with when my chicks are first born, I put a small, clock radio near them and leave it on 24x7. I later move it to the hen house.
The radio (and "country" music) seems to have a calming affect on the birds. And I don't know for sure, but I think it may help keep predators away...
Hello fellow chicken fanciers!
I'm getting back into chickens and found this wonderful site....
I'm getting 25 RIR day-old chicks (all hens) in 2 or 3 weeks and can't wait to get started.
I made a brooder a few years ago and will be digging it out and cleaning it up and getting it ready for...