So sorry about your sweetie. Did you ever find Out what caused her death? I have a bird that I am treating frostbite on her foot. Spring will be here soon enough for a new bird to love
I love Terry Golson's blog!!! When I saw the post about the krill oil pills I was like score! We have them and take them too. I ran upstairs and found out, that the pills have almost the hardest casings ever, and if you do succeed in breaking them, the oil spills everywhere and you don't get...
My girls did the same thing. I would keep the wire on when your not around and if you have some time at the end of your day go out and let them have some fun. But chances are their flying habits won't go away. I think it's mean and didnt do it but you can always get their wings clipped.
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I've currently 7 chickens in a 4x4 coop and could easily add another.
It's a good size for 8 hens if layer boxes are attached. That said, coop space is part of your overall management system. With my style the birds only sleep in the coop or pass through it to layer boxes to lay. They spend...
I put a screen on the top of mine until they went into the coop. Have you tried putting something in the brooder for them to perch up on? They love some time of entertainment. Hope this helps
I recently lost 3 of my hens but planed on getting a few more this spring bringing my total to 8 in a 4x4x4 with 4 external nesting boxes. Is this enough room for them? They have an attached 4x4 ranging space but free range majority of the time. I should mention 7 would be heavy 1 medium as i...