I'm looking for some coop modification advice. My husband and I just moved to central Texas, which is in the middle of a drought and a heat wave. Unfortunately our backyard faces southward, so it gets sun all day long, and we have no trees (this will change soon, hopefully). The coop is 4' x...
I received a pair of 8-12 week red-laced Wyandotte hens in the mail in late January. As they grew, I noticed one was bigger than the other, and seemed to be shaped differently. When they were about 3 months old it became clear one was not nearly as big or as "stacked" as the other. Then one...
After using pine shavings in our coop, my husband has decided to try straw. I think it makes sense that it may work, but we're still relatively new at this. Does anyone else use straw as bedding? Is there some health reason NOT to use straw? Thanks.