Thank you , yes all these predictors are here I have a very secure coop and run , I like to let the girls out to feed in the yard , it works untile the crops lose there leaves and the girls get brave and go in to them to feed , so they are easy pray so we keep them in the run for now till they...
Hi I'm interested in this thread , so following , I have had trouble and have lost a few of my girls to a fox , soi hatched 14 on 2 of October and this will be my first time bring chicks in to a cold coop all advice will be welcome .
Thanks for all the feed back on my first egg we received two more yesterday and ate them this morning with two excited grand children I thought I was excited it was a good breakfast !
My chickens are 12 to 13 weeks old every day when I get home from work there in the coop . As soon as I get out they come running to the gate and ill toss In The left over from my lunch . It's fun to do but ya they lik to hang out in the coop
Water is important to any animal , keeping water in the run and in the coop is a good idea ! We keep feed in the coop and feed table scraps in the run that way they can eat and drink were ever they find it. Hope this helps . Happy farming
Hay out there , I up there protein with a few night crawler's and a few other left overs from supper . It help with them eating feathers ! Thanks for the good info . Happy farnming
I've noticed today that my chickens were eating there feathers . I had a couple roo's fighting and lost some feathers and some of the others were eating them . Are they needing something in there diet ? Or is this common ? ???
I got several in the straight run I got I think five out of the ten that I have . They are fighting a lot . There about 5 or 6 weeks old So what do you think. How do you chose a good rooster
I have 8 chicks that are 4 weeks on the first and 2 that I got a week later to make an even 10 chicks . The brooder got to be too small for so we moved the in too there coop . It's 8x8 feet . Now every one is happy again . It's a little cold at night so we left the heat lamp on for them . I...