I’ve been thinking of ways to repurpose the prefab coop my first few chickens started out in so it isn’t a total loss. You know the story…it looked good on paper before I knew better but was way too small, not very functional, and had ventilation issues. This particular one was the Petmate...
Can anyone recommend a battery powered wifi cam that can be placed in the coop? I have a decent wifi signal out there but no access to electricity. I will be away for a few days later this month and while I have a house sitter lined up to watch them and our cat, I’d also like to be able to lay...
My oldest 4 chicks are about 10 weeks old, and while they seem healthy and happy, I’ve noticed the last couple of days some feathers strewn around the coop and run. Some are small almost down looking feathers and others that are a bit larger. I have checked them for any kind of pests and didn’t...
Day 1 building progress of coop for 6 new chicks. This will be the 4x6 enclosed portion of the coop and there will be a hardware cloth run attached where the pop door is framed out and a large portion of that wall will be hardware cloth. Nesting boxes with access door will be on shorter left...
So I started with 4 chicks from TSC that were advertised as golden comet pullets but I found out later there were actually olive egggers. Presumably, some may also be cockerels since they were clearly mislabeled and I really want 4-6 pullets this year to start my flock so I decided to add 2...
Hello,
I've been interested in chickens a long time, but just took the leap about 3 weeks ago and currently have 4 chicks. They came from Tractor Supply and they were advertised as Golden Comets but after a few days of looking at the forums, I quickly realized I didn't have Golden Comets. The...
I'm just getting started with raising chickens, and recently got 4 chicks from our local TSC store. I was told they were all Golden Comets but they all don't look like the photos of Golden Comets I have seen in the forums. Attached is a photo from the day I brought them home and 2 more recent...