Hello! I am a new chicken owner, and I live in Mid-Michigan. I was told by others around that I don't need to do much for my four chickens over winter besides make sure they have fresh water that isn't a block of ice. I have a water heater in their water, but I'm worried that I need to do more...
New chicken owner here! I'm worried that my chickens may be frostbitten, and so any advice would be great. I'm attaching pictures of my lovely ladies. I live in Mid-Michigan, so we've been getting some snow and cold weather lately. I was told that I don't really need to do much for my chickens...
Hen advice needed! I have four hens, two silver laced wyandottes and two sapphire sky. We got them back in early May, and two of them (I believe the Wyandottes) have been laying since early September. We've gotten a few eggs from the sapphire sky, but maybe only four in total.
The two...
Hello! Does anyone have a fully-dirt run? I don't mind raking it every day, and I don't necessarily have the resources right now to start a deep litter method. It's a 10x10 run, stays relatively dry unless we get a big rainstorm, and we only have 4 chickens. What can I put on top to help it not...
Hello! First time chicken owner, and I need some advice on the chicken run, particularly the smell. We have a small coop with four chickens, and a 10x10 chicken run for them. They've dug it all down to dirt, and I rake it every Saturday, as well as completely clean their coop and put fresh...
My husband and I are first time chicken owners, and we have four chicks that we're hoping to put outside in the next few days. We plan on putting them in their coop (about 16sq foot coop) and keeping them in it for a few days to a week (I'm currently due with our first baby literally any day...
My husband and I are first time chicken owners. We live in the middle of a small town, and I've never seen a coon anywhere near our house (though I know they're nocturnal, so they're more than likely around at night). The most I've seen in terms of a predator are a couple of stray cats.
We have...