Well my fuzzy butts are ordered and will arrive the first week of May!! I ordered 7 Golden Polish Pullets, 1 GP Roo, 2 Cayuga duck Females and 1 Cayuga Drake, 2 Dom Roos, and 15 Dom Pullets from McMurrys! Ohhh how I cant wait!!
I have 25 chicks coming the first week of May! I am needing some dimensions for a nice brooder to build of wood and hardware cloth!
Can someone give me some directions?
I have searched on here and on search engines and looked at pics but that isnt helping much! I need some dimensions or plans...
OK I am battling myself over whether or not to buy or build feeders and waterers for chicks and full grown chickens and ducks!!!!! urghh:he
What is yalls opinion on this? Pros and Cons.... opinions...lol
Thanks in advance!
I had someone gaive me a plastic bathtub that they couldnt use in their remodeling of their bathroom! I am wanting to get at least 16 Dom chicks, and maybe 2 Cayuga ducks.
How many chicks can I brood in a standard size bathtub?
From chick to feathers for coop ready!
I just dont want to crowd...
OK! I have been reading and researching options on run covering! I see alot of talk about coons breaking through chicken wire and chewing through netting around the run! Well if they could do that then Why cover your run with chicken wire or bird netting? Coons do climb therefore meaning if they...
Ok I have some questions and concerns about my coop and my run which is in progress.
First the coop- My coop is 8'x8', floor will be 1"x4" planks (cause im reusing), can I put down contractor plastic down on the floor then cover the plastic with sand? If so what kind of sand?
Second the run-...
Ok I have aquired alot of wood from an old feed and grain company that was torn down. this lumber is rough cut and untreated. I want to use it to build a coop and frame out a run! How do I go about making this wood last being its not treated and will be in the elements? Do I prim and paint or...
Well I will start off by saying hello!...lol. My name is Karl and my chicken co-pilot daughter is Cheyenne (sissy). We are semi new to chickens. I have a wife (Kim), daughter (Cheyenne), step-son (Brandon), 2 dogs( 1 Shih Tszu- Harley, 1 Spastic Chocolate Lab- Hunter), 1 cat ( Snuggles) and soon...