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Update: Over the last couple weeks they all seem to be finding their way either to or near the nest boxes. When I built the coop I hung fabric curtains in front of the boxes, in order to help them find the boxes I tied them back and I think that helped, they could see the other hens in there...

Hello Fellow Chicken Enthusiasts, I started with chickens two years ago and built the pictured coop and run that is sized to fit 20+ chickens. I started with 16 two years and when I moved them outside they spent their first few days in the coop before I let them in the run and they have all...

So of all of those factors, which do you think had the most influence, the lighting?

All, I have 14 hens (8 leghorn, 3 silkies, 1 RIR, 1 Plymouth Rock, 1 sex-link) that I started from day old chicks from Tractor Supply in the spring of 2014. They started laying in August of last year and have been very good layers up until recently. We went on a 3+ week vacation and had...

I will have a blue headed leghorn for a while, but she is back to 100% with no signs of bleeding.

When I separated her I inspected her head and comb and could not see where the blood was coming from, there is nothing major that I can see, where would it normally be coming from? The base of the comb?

Thanks, I will separate her. While observing her I noticed she scratched her head a few times, anything I can do to limit/stop that?

This morning when I checked the chickens I noticed a bit of blood around the comb of one of my leghorn pullets. She is is in a coop/run with 13 other leghorns/RIR/etc. (all pullets of the same age, no roosters) The bleeding is getting worse over the course of the day and it seems the others...

Do you think that is it? Her poop looks similar to that of the other chickens.

I have 14 pullets that I got as day old chicks this spring, all seem to be generally healthy and have been laying. 8 leghorns, 3 silkies, a RIR, black sex link and a plymouth rock. All of them have 'clean butts' except the plymouth rock, which always seems to have a really dirty butt, it has...

I am supplying oyster shell and the eggs I get have very strong shells.

I am kind of a newbie, started this spring. I have 14 (8 leghorns, 3 silkies, RIR, PR, sex link) otherwise health and happy hens that I bought this spring, they are all laying and I have had no health issues. According to what I have read, their coop and run are sized correctly and they free...

First egg from the the flock we started in early march. From one of our leghorns. It is small but perfectly formed and the shell seems pretty solid.

Thanks, I will give the sweet pdz a try, it is convenient that I have a tractor supply 3.5 miles from the house. Scott

I grew up around chickens on relative's farms, but this spring, somewhat on a whim while at Tractor Supply, I decided to get a few. I did a lot of research on this site and discussing with friends that have chickens, and thought I would share what I came up with for a coop and run design, any...

I am new to chickens, just started this spring. I have 16 chickens and have built a coop and run for them and added this watering system, which so far has been working nicely. I also have a hanging drinker in the run. My plan was to have the drinker, which is easier to clean, offer the...

I made a few more changes to optimize the feeder and I think I have it about as good as it can get, here is what I have subsequently done since the last post. 1. Lowered the collar inside the feeder so it is about 5/8"-3/4" lower than the bottom edge of the cap, this of course keeps the level...

I have modified the feeder based on the feedback I received. I added a collar to extend about 3/8" lower so the feed is not so close to the edge, and I added a wire to each trough to eliminate the side to side motion, I will let you know the results in a few days. Scott

Thanks. I will start by modifying the outlet of the feeder to lower the level. I notice the feeder from Tractor Supply does have slats every couple inches where they are not otherwise needed structurally, perhaps this is to limit the sweeping motion.