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Welsummers. They are dependable layers of beautiful dark brown, sometimes speckled eggs. They're well mannered, and you can tell Male from female when they hatch.

This helps. Looks like you have a good helper! I am thinking about the depth. is 3 feet too deep to comfortably reach the back? Thanks.

Thanks. I built a small brooder box for my chickens - I will probably use the same one for quail. You can see it in the video below. About what percentage of your coop is enclosed vs. wire?

Thanks. I live on a Louisiana bayou and have had chickens for years, so I know about predators. We have all kinds of critters in our yard at night. Are you in El Dorado AR? If so, we're nearly neighbors.

Thanks. I'm not completely sold on wire floors, but I do want something off the ground. I've also been reading about deep litter. I have used this with my chickens for years and it works very well. My big concern with this is lost eggs. If I decide to go with wire I plan to provide a large sand box.

I'm hoping to build my first quail enclosure soon. It will probably have a wire bottom and will be located outdoors. If I slant the floor to a pick-up area in the front, I will need a predator-proof door on the pick-up area. Is the slanted floor worth the trouble? When looking at cages online I...

I haven't looked at her droppings specifically, but that's a good idea. I'll keep an eye on her this afternoon and take a look. I haven't noticed anything unusual except for the stinkbombs from my broodys.

It is hot and humid here. Upper 90s at least every day. The coop is 5x8 plus they have full access to a secure 8x16 covered run where they spend most of their time. In addition to the metal roof over the coop and run, they are in the shadiest part of the yard.

Thanks for the responses. They have never run out of food or clean water, and they freely roam my large yard most afternoons that I am home. Other than the heat, the only stressor I know of is that a broody hen was growling at anyone who got near the nest boxes to the point that a few, including...

I have 9 hens ranging from 11 months to 4 years. The youngest 4 started laying this past spring. One of these, a buff leghorn, quit laying about 2 weeks ago. I know because she is my only white egg layer. I know that she is not hiding eggs because I did not let them out of their secure run for...

Thanks thanks everyone! Can you give approximate dimensions for the cage? I think I will build one.

Thanks everyone for the information. One of mine seems to be starting to come out of it. If the other doesn't soon, I will buy a dog crate. My Sussex has quit sitting on the nest after about 9 days. If my Welsummer is still broody tomorrow I will buy a crate. What are you using as a feeder? I...

I have had chickens for about 4 years and never had one go broody until now. I have 9 hens ranging from 9 months to 4 years. No roosters. About a week ago, one of the youngest (Sussex) wanted to sleep in a nest box. I’ve had chickens try this before and my way of breaking the habit is to block...

I don't think this is correct. I searched the city codes for Monroe LA (https://www.municode.com/library/la/monroe/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CIMOCO) and I did not find any language that prohibits keeping of chickens. There is a statement that no one can keep an animal or fowl that makes...

First eggs are exciting. Congratulations!

I would love another Ameracauna but the nearby farm only has the 3 breeds listed. One of the hens who died was an Ameracauna. She was a very sweet bird and laid lots of beautiful eggs. Both of my Ameracauna laid as many eggs as my sex links (the other one that died was a black sex link). For...

As I posted in another thread, I lost 2 of my 4 girls to the heat earlier this week. I had already planned to build a larger coop and get more chicks this spring but my 2 remaining girls look so lonely I have just about decided to get a few more now (AND in the spring when I build my new coop)...

Mint in the water? I have not heard this - can you tell me more? I have an abundance of mint but I never gave it to chickens. They have had a few opportunities to eat it but they didn't seem interested.

We have had lots of 100 degree days this year. Most breeds will do fine at this temperature if they are healthy and have plenty of shade and water and air flow. You might want to give them a fan and follow ChickenCanoe's suggestions. You also might want to keep an eye on them and see if they...

Last Monday it reached 106 here and 2 of my 4 girls died. They had fresh water and shade but that was not enough. When I found them I had gone out to set up a pan of water for them to splash in - too late. For the survivors I set up additional shade, water to splash in, and their favorite: a...