Got my chicks on February 18th the day after my chickens got attacked by a dog one started laying, a month ago. My other's have not started yet, it is August. I am beginning to wonder if they will.
setting the floorputting up the sidesframe work upGetting the skin ontin and roof on with runroostnesting boxeshappy chickens
My husband with assistance built this without any building experience. He built this from pictures I found on BYC. Size is 10x12.
How big do you want your run? We have 20 hens so our run is 12x12. We just used dog fencing that is 6x6. We got it off of Craig's list for a steep discount. It had a for in it too. Took no time to set it up.
When we did our roosters last year we took two ladders and put two boards between them. We took a highway cone with a little of it cut off and hung it upside down on the two boards. The cone base kept it from falling. We then just put a bucket under the cone to catch the blood. The...
Went out to check on the ladies today and found our first EGGS. There were six. We have 10 Buff Orphingtons and 10 Astralorps. Got them March 12. Way to go girls.
Cindy
I came out the other day to look in the brooder and this is what I saw. The thermometer was from our garage and thought it would do but I guess this little chick which was only a week or two old found out this was the best place to check out things.