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Thanks everyone - that gives me a lot to think about. I really just want them out for the afternoon, once they have finished laying for the day - don't want to have eggs laid all over the place. I do plan to be working in the garden when they are out, but there are always distractions. My...

I would like to let my chickens out of their run to wander around in the garden, but I'm worried they might fly over the fences. One in particular likes to fly around within their enclosure. Our vet, who keeps chickens, has offered to show me how to clip their wings. Is it a good idea to clip...

It is great to get all this feedback - makes me feel much more reassured. Sounds like my chicks can look after themselves!

Thanks for that. Speaking of roosting - We put in a roosting perch, but they seem to be still huddling together in a corner when dusk comes. The perch is a 2" x 2" timber with the edges smoothed off - would this be too big for them? I've wrapped some cloth around it to help them grip, as they...

Hi - I've just moved my 8 week old chicks out of our house and into their house. It is a 1.8m square cubby house inside a 9m square enclosed run. I thought I read somewhere that they should be confined to the cubby for a while, before going into the run. Does anyone know if this is the way to do...

Jakoda, that was bad luck with the storm. I hope it isn't too hard to fix. I finally figured out how to put in some photos (no I didn't - my daughter showed me). The space under the cubby window was 2' 3", so just right for two nesting boxes. My husband made the box from marine ply and then...

We are just getting our first coop ready. We opted for a pine cubby / shed which is 1.7m square and tall enough for me to stand up in. It came in kit form, but I got the company to put it together. We had a little concrete slab made for it first. It has four sliding perspex windows, so good for...

Well the same article mentioned that they like eating 'Lambs Ear' leaves and there are plenty of them around the Irises, so hope they fill up on them and leave the irises alone.

Thanks - hopefully they are just experimenting. I cant tell who is responsible for the outburst, but they seem to scare themselves as much as the others!

Our 5 chicks are 8 weeks old now, and I am getting the garden secure for them to roam free. I read somewhere that Irises are toxic for chickens, and we have them everywhere. Can anyone confirm this - do I need to dig them all up?

I am new to chicken raising and hope someone can help me. I have five 8 week old Isa Browns, which I bought as week old chicks. They are meant to be girls, but the breeder said they can't always be 100% right. I've noticed their 'voices' changing over the past couple of weeks - the 'cheeping'...