Im trying to make a portable brooder something like 28in by 6 or 8 feet maybe double with dropping catcher on the half with wire on wheels that can be used for other birds as well and to be used as a mobile chicken tractor to bring to other areas to allow hens to range where they cant be let out...
Im looking for ideas im wanting to make my hen house the noise from the coop to reduce it i know i wont stop the noise from coming out but id like to reduce it and cheaply do it its 8x8 im know that it needs to be vented but what metarial would work best to just soften the noise ive thought...
I have a hen eating eggs but not sure she was eating the eggs but she was being gentle with some is she just broody and culling some eggs or did she get in the nest and break some ideas if she dont start setting im just gonna feed her up really good to butcher
I forgot to mention i also have a 30 by 20 garden for forage that is closed off to them till grass is high to be opened up so all together its 8x8 pen which i will be adding 2x8 of space too and a run 9x18 plus 20x30 still dont have it finished need to put tin have a tarp over it and then i plan...
I have a 8x8 chicken Coop with a 9x18 run.I have 5 hens and a rooster ,I'm not sure how many it will comfortably hold.Im thinking of ordering some in febuary. Just wanted some opinions .
I have some americanas that just started laying good we are wanting her to set her Eggs she has 12 eggs in her nest are they good setters and how to get her tp start
I have two Americanas laying and i have a big white hen keeps eating eggs how to break her from eating other hens eggs one of the white ones not sure on its breed
I have two hens and a rooster that sleeps in nest boxes laying down in the nest and rooster that roosts on the egg nest boxes even after making the hole smaller ive tried moving them at night. But hasnt worked i have two hens that are laying i want to brood and one the hens that likes geting in...
I agree that the extra light helps with the laying im thinking of doing solar led lighting im wondering is if you do 12 volt solar leds can they be put on timers being 12 volt