I finally got the chance to build a coop the way I wanted (the last one was an old shed I converted) and I figured I might as well make it nice.
Many thanks to all the great examples I've seen here, I cherry-picked my favorites.
Specs:
4x8 footprint
12" overhang on side eaves that are open and...
I actually came in at $177.64 (some of the below prices have changed since I originally compiled this list)
It took a little bit of searching to find the absolute best prices. Your results may differ especially if you can buy local and avoid the shipping.
Here's what and where I got all the...
I've read about this before but never really pictured my girls doing this. Until they actually did.
I was out there trying to take a picture of the two cockerels I need to find homes for when they started making sounds I'd never heard before. It was kinda creepy and they were all huddled...
I don't even want to try and imagine the genetics involved in my much loved EE's but was wondering if others have seen this. Is the white egg gene dominant? She's a bit different as she's the first EE we've had with a sort of floppy comb. All the rest had rose combs.
Thanks.
Got a call from my wife just as I sat down at work this morning. Apparently the neighbor's dog got into our backyard neighbor's yard then came through the chain link fence of our run, killed two chickens in the run then went up the ramp and into the coop and killed six more. One bird was smart...
My niece hatched chicks for her science fair project (dirty eggs vs clean eggs) and I picked these four to come home with me.
The combinations from the lady we got them from are slightly staggering...
Hens:
Rhode Island Red/Ameracauna mix
Buff Orphington/Ameracauna mix
Delaware
Cuckoo Marans...
We are moving and need to find homes for our 12 chickens. We have 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Easter Eggers, 2 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Red Stars. All are healthy and are a year and a half old. We are located in Hamilton, New Jersey (central Jersey).
First come first served. Call me at 801.361.3488 to...
I'm 99% sure I have a rooster (4 weeks old) and would like to place him before the crowing starts or shortly after just to make sure he's a he. It's legal to keep him under NJ "right to farm" legislation but I'm in this for the eggs and would rather not annoy my neighbors.
PM me if interested...
Hello,
Been a lurker since last year when I thought we would be getting chickens. Turns out we had to wait until this year.
We now have 10 chicks in the brooder (RIR, BO, BR and EE) that are happy and curious.
We moved into our house with a large backyard last summer and the first thing I...