Here is my araucana pullet ?
Here are some Brahman hens ?
Not sure if its possible but these look a lot a like any ideas what's right?? I may have to wait for egg color .......
Quick question or survey..... Ok I don't have a timer so my light stays on all night is this ok or should it be turned off??
It is a 40w red bulb in a 4x6 coop about 5' high
Btw I have 6 pullets and 1 hen
Thanks for helping:)
'Add one take one' life hacks are the little things that make life easier such as using an empty salad dressing bottle as a vacuum to pick up small objects or clean the keyboard
Remedies can be for health or cleaning here are a few I found please post what you have makes life simple again :)...
Heating the coop with what ? A bulb is fine but I believe the chickens are keep awake longer than they need to be and seem to lounge more in the day because of this so my goal is to have a list of different methods to heat a coop all ideas welcome and needed by more than just myself this would...
Ok I'm new so bear with me we got our flock today all different breeds but all pullets but one a little banta she was the woman's breeder. That was not for sale but after my daughter couldnt decide on one she liked the lady told her she could have it (nice lady) :) but the banta is two years old...
Show off your mixed matched flocks and stories.............................
This is my flock we picked out hours ago
Can't remember all the breeds we have 7 total
Polish something, production red, red stars, Ameraucana and a banta I can't remember what kind but she's the grayish one
maybe one...
I'm picking up my chickens (pullets) tomorrow! :) I have nesting boxes blocked roost ready food water and one question......I was told to keep the chickens in the coop for about a week? Or till they start using their roost? I have a 6'x4' coop and a 14'x12' fully Enclosed run. So my question is...
I'm looking for room saving ideas on feeders in the coop ill have six new RIR's that (pullets) will be stuck in the coop for a week or until they know that this is their home the coop is 4x6 and I would like to give them as much room as possible. Please feel free to give any ideas on this here...
I'm going to be getting RIR's pullet size 3-5 months old Ive built my coop 2' off the ground with outside nesting boxes on the back and they will have a 14x14 inclosed area to be outside.when I bring them home should I put them straight in the coop and lock the door or not also should nesting...
This is a place to show off what you've done and help others with interior Coop design I would love to see what others have done in small coop/nesting areas and roosting area. I have just started to get to the interior of my coop it's an open slate seeing what others have done would really help...
Leghorns or Rhode Island reds?
Ill be finishing my coop this week, I've never had hens before but looking forward to it I want eggs not meat. These are the two breeds that I saw best for eggs but I don't know which one to go with? Any help would be great. I plan on having six hens my coop is...
Putting foot into the water never had hens b4 but I started building a coop today for my wife for Christmas using 98% pallets Free pallets lol here's a picture it is 6'x4'
.hope to finish next day or two I ran out of pallets XD
THANX any input is appreciated
J
Hey everyone just found this site.still finding myway around
I'm building a coop in the morning out of FREE pallets I've been
gathering and breaking down my coop size and nesting area will be 4'x6'and 4' high
two foot off the ground any suggestions on nesting box sizes would be appreciated...