We are from middle TN as well and it's been so mild here this year. If you don't have a drafty coop I would think you should be ok. I'm still fairly new so others will probably know more but that's just my two cents. We have only had around 5 or 6 nights where it really dipped very far below...
Hawgon-Nice...I like the plexiglass front and sides.
Dobieslady- What is sweet pdz? I've seen that posted elsewhere and have been wondering about it and where to get it?
We are working on our coop now. Still got a month before we get our babies so hope to be done with it by the time we get them. It's only three feet tall it looks taller in the pics. I wonder has anyone tried to put hardware cloth on either end in the bottom and put something below to catch the...
Scott the dimensions are 6'x2'6"x3' I'm new myself so I wouldnt be the best one to answer those questions.
Jerryb that's a good idea haven't thought of that.
Thanks for the compliments. Think I'm gonna try to hang the light from a chain from the ceiling and make it adjustable up and down or just keep various wattage heat lamp bulbs on hand to adjust the heat.
Well finally got it pretty much done. Still have to hang my heat lamp and do some other small touch up things but the main construstion is complete. Let me know what you think or if I could improve on anything. Thanks.
Our five year is ready for the fuzzy butts to go in it!!
Are the chicks seperated by sex there or are they straight run? Like you said though Fred I'm sure they get mixed up there even if they start out that way.
Thank you very much for that info. We are a couple weeks away from getting our chicks. We are going with a local breeder so no shipping worries. I hope that makes the survival rate a little higher.
Thank you. We live in TN so its not too cold her but it has it's moments. We are just getting started but I am building our brooder in our shed. So the wind is blocked and it's really dry in there. Our brooder is 5' 6" long 2'6" wide and 2'6" deep, approximately how many chicks will that...
Everyone here is very helpful. Will definitely bookmark that link. Quick question though.......has anyone had any experience with the production blacks from Ideal?
Thank you to everyone for the great info. I can see that I have definitely found the right place to find out anything that I need to know. Rthomas we are located in Culleoka, TN so we are only about 30 minutes away from Franklin so I would like to have his info. You can send it to me in a...
We had looked at the easter eggers because the idea of different colored eggs is amazing to our daughter who has only seen the store bought eggs. There are a lot of choices and I know personal preference dictates a lot of the time. The more advice and info I can gather the easier my decision...
Thank you for the advice. Maybe I should include a little more info. We are constructing our coop that is 12' x 12' with a large run yard attached to it. We are wanting a mixture of white egg layers and brown egg layers if possible. We have small children so yes docile would be more suited for...
I am new to chickens and we are about to start our journey with some new baby chicks. So this will probably be the first of many questions. My question is are there any chicken breeds that can't be in the same flock together? I apologize in advance if this topic has been asked numerous times as...