Ok so I have 6 hens and recently I noticed that one of my Hens (one of my Blue Cochins) was staying in the nesting box and will not come out. My first thought was that that she just could not lay an egg but after several days I decided to take her out and put her in the run with the rest of the...
Well I am just about ready to put a bullet through my puppy's head but I think my wife would kill me. We have a 5 month old Rat Terrier mix puppy that seems to think that the chickens are toys. Yesterday (my fault) I left the door to the coop open after cleaning it and let the chickens free...
So I am new to the whole Chicken thing but so far it has been an experience, some good and some bad. The good part is I love what they bring to the house and family as well as look forward to having eggs in the near future. The bad is loosing one to my puppy who seemed to think that they are...
I am a big fan of the Big Bang theory so I decided to call a couple of my girls Penny and Bernadette. This is Penny, she is athe sweetest of the chick that we have and will always come to you. I would definately suggest having more Ameracana's in the flock.
Well I took the family on an outing this weekend up to Angles Camp to find some old Corten Roofing that I needed to finish the pen for the chickens. I found a woman on Craigslist who was getting rid of some and she ended up having twenty chickens and two Roos on this old property that had been...
This is my coop that I am building and preparing for several new chicks that are supposed to be here on the 23rd of April. This coop is of 4'4 X 8'4 in size with a min. height of 5' and a max. height of 6'6 interior. I guess if I would of put a little more thought into the design I would of...
Today I finished installing the jambs around the doors and windows and built the access door to the coop. I am getting close to finishing and look forward to getting started with the kids in picking out the chicks. This is an 4'X8' interior space coop with a 6'6" high interior at its max to...
Well I just thought that I would introduce myself and say hello. I don't have any chickens as of yet as I am still building my Coop. My wife was insistent that she wanted another dog and I finally got my chance to ask for chickens, once she agreed, I got started. And you thought that most...