Poor girl got a minor beak fracture. No blood, doesn't seem like it's splitting terribly. I applied bag balm. I assume the brutal cold just made it brittle and she chipped it somewhere. Doesn't seem distressed but I noticed when she jumped up to a roost close to me when I was cleaning their...
Hey all - my aluminum chicken run's roof poles got bent out of shape from the snow. The structure is still holding and I put some wood supports in for now to keep it sturdy for now. But I was wondering if anyone else has advice for how to go about reinforcing and replacing the parts here. I'm...
Thinking of upgrading my coop. Currently I have a pre-fab coop that I'm worried doesn't have enough ventilation going into the winter even with a few modifications I've done.
I have 8 hens and I'm not very handy with building, so was thinking repurposing a storage shed would be a better option...
Thinking of ideas to keep my run dry and draft free in the winter - I see people cover their run in plastic sheets to do this.
Are greenhouse sheets the best material for this? Anyone have recommendations to get the best bang for my buck?
I'm sure this looks a lot worse than it is. I'm not too worried, but obviously wanna care for her. She probably got into a scuffle with a flock mate since this injury was noticed before I let them out of the run this morning.
Right now I have her isolated indoors while it heals. I was going to...
What are some personality quirks in your flock?
I have one really sassy chicken. When she was still developing, we actually thought she was a rooster because of her big comb, size, and personality. She does not like being picked up, which became especially apparent when we had to move them from...
I keep sand only in my coop under their roosting bars so that I can sift through their dropping daily. They used to eat chick grit when they were younger, but ever since transitioning to adult grit months ago they hardly touch it. So far they haven't had any digestive issues, and I see them...