This isn't my coop but it's one I've been loving on Pinterest! It looks just like a holiday card **Light bulb goes off- Could be a great christmas card for next holiday!
Many of our customers are always asking for the "perfect" maintenance products. There's just so much to consider, I think you nailed the million dollar question here! Pine shavings have always worked best for us.
We just created another thread about reviewing which products are best for coop...
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From efowl.com. But I don't have any particular loyalties anywhere. In fact, I think it's probably a good idea to try out new places, and am talking myself into doing that next time.
Don't feel TOO bad (I know, easier said than done). It is very, very common that not all of your chicks will make it in transit, although my experience is that your number of 6 out of 22 is a little on the low side. My experiences have been usually better than half making it.
Bigger birds tend...
I would first check to make sure there aren't any good hiding places for predators to hide, that are near your chicken coop. Maybe bushes, and things like that.
As for making sure predators don't dig underneath your coop, you could dig a trench all the way around the coop yourself, and then...
There is always a chance that your hens are eating TOO well. If your birds start to get fat that can affect their ovulation. Have you noticed any increase in size?
Also, if the weather has changed dramatically their molt might be coming in, and that is another time period where egg production...
That's a tough situation to be in, sorry it's happening! A couple of things come to my mind. First, have you noticed if anything in their environment might be causing undue stress? Something like a lurking predator at night can cause a lot of stress for hens, and cause them to not lay. Also, it...
Very sorry for your loss! I know how dogs can be sometimes.
You could definitely get a bullied hen to help accompany your remaining one, but as a caution I would recommend quarantining your new hen for a bit while you wait to see if it has any sickness. You don't want to jeopardize the health...
I used to use electric fence on a large-scale commercial farm I worked at years back. An electric fence can be a great idea; they will keep out racoons, opossums, skunks and other small creatures, depending on where you live.
The key will be placing the fence at the proper height. Placing the...
Sue,
Very sorry to hear about your chicks! Unfortunately, I think you're exactly correct in your analysis of the situation. From the looks of it, it doesn't appear that you did anything wrong at all! So I hope you'll take comfort in that.
We routinely tell people to buy more chicks than you...
FlockOfFour,
I wish we would have seen your post earlier, we are new to the forum here. We always strive to keep our customers happy, as we have thousands of them at this point, and completely back up our products 100%.
I don't know the name or order number of your purchase, so I can't speak...