Being brand new to a flock of 6 birds (all one year old, 4 isa browns and 2 easter eggers) and now just getting them all under one new roof.....or coop. :) They are all getting familiar with each other and their new surroundings. I have only had them for 2 days now, so not sure how much I...
We just picked up our first group of laying hens yesterday (4 isa browns, 1 year old) from an Amish neighbor up the road. Considering there were no eggs to be seen this morning, is there a typical time frame before they start getting more accustomed to their new home and will start laying...
We moved into our new property about 4 months ago, we are fortunate enough to have acreage and wanted to try our hand at chickens. I have a large pole barn and the northeast corner used to look like this...
I had a vision....and a plan! :)
So then construction began...
I did some searching on the forum here, but only found one post pertaining to this. We recently moved to the country and I now have a 30' x 60' pole barn which is divided in half by a framed wall & slider door. The front half houses a work shop, fridge, sitting area. The back half houses all...
Recently moved to the country and currently working on our first chicken coop. Have been perusing the site for a few weeks, so just joined and wanted to pop in and say hello.
Looking forward to gaining insight from those members here.
Thanks
Jon