We have 1 coop/run that houses our two 14 months old hens ... we have a 2nd coop/with a small run that is temporarily housing our new 11 week old & 13 week old chicks (just 2 chicks ... 1 is 11 weeks old & 1 is 13 weeks old) ... the new chicks have been in the coop since April 19th & all 4...
Right now it is a small jump down ... eventually there will be a ramp but not a big one ... We just got them Saturday so they do not know to come to treats yet ... but I figured they are probably stressed right now with the "move" to our house, new coop, etc. I am just thankful that they have...
We are upgrading our chickens to a bigger coop ... the floor of the coop is untreated plywood (3/4 plywood) ... we live in Michigan so we are wondering what we can use to protect/seal the floor so that it doesn't rot over time. In our old coop (which was elated) we tried using sticky tiles but...
I clicked on your link & I read the page you recommended we read ... the fact of the matter is you don't know every dog ... I used to work in a vet's office as a vet assistant & we did extensive allergy testing & my dog is, in fact, allergic to meat (other than Fish) ... she has been on the same...
Had to deal with our first Hawk this morning ... after hearing our 2 chickens putting up quite a fuss this morning (which they don't usually do) I looked outside at the coop/run & saw a Hawk sitting on the top of our enclosed run & our chickens underneath the coop (our coop is raised so they can...
I live in Grand Rapids, MI & we have 2 chickens ... was wondering what everybody would recommend using on the floor of our coop for winter time ... we got them in March of this year so this will be our first winter having them outside ... up til now we have used play sand on the floor of the...
We have 2 pullets (21 weeks & 19 weeks old) and they have completely emptied the PVC automatic feeder that is inside the coop so that ALL of their food is on the floor of the coop.
Why are they doing this ?
And how do you stop them from doing this?
So I saw on here that some of you are adding vitamin Supplements to your water. I am just wondering why? And, we have an automatic watering system (PVC pipe with chicken nipples) so how do you measure how much supplement you add to it? Any & all info is greatly appreciated ... Thanks :)