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Can you skip the plywood floor? For the sand to work best, it needs to be in contact with the dirt, so it can wick away moisture, and break things down properly. I have an 8x8 shed/coop my husband built me, with a dirt floor and hardware cloth over that, and several inches of sand on top. I...

Very "cool" story! These birds never cease to amaze me!

I throw out scraps and occasionally some mealworms... As for the heat, it's been below zero here at night (Colorado), and I have no insulation or heat in my coop (though it is sturdy, and blocks the wind). No supplemental light either (though our plan is to add some in the mornings, next year)...

The Chicken Chick article explains it very well. If you add supplemental light, it should increase their light to NO MORE than 16 hours a day. They need the 8 hours of dark/rest for health, just like we do. And only add light in the morning, not at night. She uses led rope lights, so no...

I just posted about your birds, on Facebook. One of our group replied you were going to Brighton. I might be interested in getting a few from you. Can we chat? I will send you a pm

Mine haven't had trouble with hot sand. But we don't have the entire run covered in it. (We do have sand in the coop, instead of shavings). The hens dig down to a cool spot, and dust bathe. We also have a kiddie pool in the run, which we fill with water on hot days, and dunk any that are...

Got our first egg today! Woohoo!

Have you tried the lumber yard downtown? Amazon is cheaper, but they can sell you just the amount you need, right now.

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I'm so sorry.

Woohoo! Congrats! I agree with the Sand suggestion. We have a dirt floor (wire underneath), and sand on top of that. It works GREAT. And San in the wet parts of the run. Glad you're ok. So scary!

We have two really mean roos, that are kept together in an x-pen, in the coop (they can see the other 20 chickens, but not harm them). We have a third roo that has been pecking my 10yo. THe remedy is that she now wears gloves (He takes chunks from her hands), and she immediately holds him upside...

She sounds a lot like my sister. Sis said she wanted hens, and asked what she needs. She got distracted when I was telling her. Then she told me she wants 3-4 of MINE (which she has yet to see), because she doesn't want to bother with chicks. When I told her she cannot have mine, but I would be...

Anyone near Pueblo have duck eggs for sale (for eating)? I have a friend that asked today.... Please tell me your prices, etc.

My mother in law notoriously left her non-laying chickens at the city dump..... she later bumped into a friend, who "found some chickens at the dump - who would be mean enough to abandon them like that?" (MIL did not confess). Those chickens started laying again like crazy. So we tell our girls...

So cute! If I had housing for them, I'd take them. I have always wanted goats (don't tell dh, lol). And one of My EEs is named Luna! (not for "Moon"..... but for Luna Lovegood. My kids gave most of our chickens Harry Potter names).

I didn't say all that. I have no idea what happened. If I were to guess, it would be that she's the same breed (Black star), with a black head. The markings and color look the same to me, other than the head...... Hatcheries can definitely make mistakes. But sex-link are hard to mess up. 1st...

You can eat fertilized eggs. So if you don't want chicks, just refrigerate the eggs.

SEE???? Now I want some more chickens (I LOVE my EE, and am always tempted to get more - they are the prettiest in my flock) SHame on you for feeding my addiction, lol I MUST RESIST! (Especially since I am passing right by there this a.m.) What did they look like at birth? Did the one in...