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I'll try that tonight after dark. I think we should be able to do that. The box is angled a bit, but I can stack some straw under it to simulate the same angle. Thanks for the tip!

Hi All, My little banty hen has been setting for 21 days today. She has 11 eggs under her, and of all places inside a roll of metal coil my husband uses for siding houses. I have some questions. First of all, I went out to check on her today to see if there was any activity. We are going to...

Yes, I have a feeder full of oyster shell for them as well.

Howdy all! It's been a while since I posted, so I'll give a short update. Since I wrote last, we lost 3 chickens. Two to a neighbor dog that broke through our fence. grr (The owner fixed the fence and we built a much better run.) And the third flew over our old run fence and was stepped on...

For those of you who live in places where it snows in the winter, do you let your chickens out or are they cooped up through the winter? Forgive the silly question, but this will be our first winter with chickens and boy they sure enjoy their outside time. I'm considering adding an awning of...

I have 4 banties - 3 males and 1 female (not intentional, I can assure you) and 2 RIRs - 1 male and 1 female (again not intentional). I also have 8 baby chicks who are all female, but they are separated from the others. I'll try to figure out a way to separate the males... at least the banty...

Hi All! My banties (3 roosters and 1 hen) are 4-1/2 months old now. My RIRs are 2-1/2 months, but slightly bigger than the banties. However, my banty rooster has my RIRs so scared that he won't even let them eat unless I physically separate them. He is very obviously the ruler of the pack...

Hi All, I have a baby chick who is 3 weeks old and her beak is starting to curve to the right. It doesn't stop her from eating or drinking, so I don't imagine that it's a serious problem right now. Is this something that could become a problem as she gets older?

You guys are truly amazing, you know that??? I LOVE your replies!!! Keep 'em coming!!

I've been reading as many posts here as I can about this topic, and I'm trying not to duplicate questions already asked, but if you could have any kind of run (your dream run!), how would it be built? Hardware cloth seems to win as far as what to use for the fencing. Burying it also seems to...

Aww thanks everyone. I admit, my hubby is a bit picky about stuff. And when I was the one who kept remind him that it was "just" a chicken coop, I really had to laugh when he plumbed it with electricity and put a space heater in there for winter. It's hanging up high so they can't get to it...

Well, here are pics of our coop. My hubby is a building contractor, so he had all of the materials laying around. As you can see, it's a framed coop with vinyl siding. Roost, water jug, and food bin - but will be changing to a hanging feeder this weekend. Nesting boxes: Small cage for...

Thanks everyone! I'm sure he's tired of getting his name changed every other week.

That's the same problem I have..... I just can't tell... The male in front has red all around his eyes and down around his ear lobes, plus really big waddles. The other doesn't. But his/her waddles aren't as big.....

Can anyone tell me definitively whether I have a male and female here or two males?

Thanks for the replies!! I was able to find that exact feeder and will move to that. I think it will work much better. I like the idea of feeding the grower/finisher to everyone and the hens will still get the nutrients they need. I'll have to use up what I have for now, but that'll be next...

I'm so new to this, I had no idea you could give chickens all these things!!! I had some stale bread and a few grapes that I just took out to my chickens and holy cow, they went crazy over the grapes. lol I think they'll get to the bread after the good stuff is gone, but wow! I've got a whole...

Hi all! I'm getting quite the little flock built up now. My bantams are 4 months old (I expect my hens will soon start laying?), my RIRs are 2 months old, and I have 8 one-week-old chicks of varying breeds. My first question is regarding feeding in general. First off, I put their food in...

Hi All, I need to get my 7-week-old RIR's out in the coop with my 11-week old bantys. The RIRs are inside my house and are starting to get pretty smelly, so time's up. Anyway, I think the only option to introduce them successfully is to build a brooder of some sort and put the younger...

Hi All, Well, it's about that time, but I admit I'm stressing out!! I have 14 new babies coming on the 25th and I have 2 six-week-old RIRs here inside my house living in a big Rubbermaid tote. I have 4 bantam chickens outside in the coop and they are about 10 weeks old. My dh and I thought we...