So if I have a sand floor in the run, I should just throw a handful of oyster shells down? I am guessing that they just eat them?
Does TSC sell cracked corn?
I just think 4 square feet is so small for one chicken.... I guess I will see what eveyone in the family wants to do for the coop size, bigger is better!
soon to be first time owner!
what you you prefer to feed your hens? pellet or crumble?
i am limited to the feed at tractor supply and i am looking at either DuMor or Purina "layena". the purina has more calcium but i was planning on getting some oyster shells to mix with the food (thats ok...
I live in Massachusetts, so from December to march there us usually snow. I am looking for larger cold hardy hens and we might have 2 coops, one for summer and one for winter. Depending on what we decide, the winter one might be an A-frame that is 7x11 overall (coop and run), that is if we use...
What would be an appropriate sized run for 8 chickens?
And I was also wondering abbot having fencing set up as a "free ranging" area, will the chickens stay in the fence? I do not want to electrify it.
-Shelly
so in theory, in the spring i can use the thatch from when we thatch the lawn as nest material? i would love to see a pic of your milk crate next boxes if you have one!
what do you feed your chickens? are pellets better than the crumble?
thanks
i know pine shavings are good for inside the coop, but i read that its not the best for in the nest boxes because the hens might kick it out. is hay or straw an appropriate nesting material?
hello! i am new to the forums and a soon to be new chicken owner.
i wasn't really sure where to to put this thread as this forum is set up differently from other forums i am on.
i live in MA and our winters can get down to single digits and 0 (*F). i would like to know what breeds are best...