Okay so im building a new covered run/coop for my girls heres kinda what im going off of : https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=3300-FF-EMTs_Coop
so i was wondering if they have access to the run 24/7 so they are never locked up and their run is covered and its under a big pine...
these all must be girls and i only want 1 of each breed ( i love varied flocks ) so extras that i hatch are going to some local farm that takes them for free !!!
Right now i have:
1 Production Red
1 Buff Orpington
1 Barred Rock
1 Ameraucana
Wishlist:
1 SLW
1 GLW
1 BLRW
1 Barnevelder
1 White...
I was looking into designing some chicken related products : hats, shirts, mouse pads, bumper stickers, coffee mugs, etc.
that are resonibly priced unlike some hatchery sites and such ...
And ive been think of some funny statements related to chickens and was wondering if you guys had any ideas...
This design coop : https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=3300-FF-EMTs_Coop
With the dimensions of 6x12x6 (WxLxH)
And the coop being 6x4x4 two feet off the ground like it that design^^^
Ok and the chickens will have constant access to and from the coop all day, all night no...
Ok currently i have 1 of each:
-BO
-BR
-Ameraucana
-RIR
Now heres the question im planning on eventually getting all of these but can only go 3 at a time (keep neighbors from going on strike )
Heres the list and im just asking what shoudl i go for first ??
- SLW
- Australorp
- BCM
- White...
What is a safe paint to use around the chickens ... ???
Latex is a sure no right cause it will begin to peel because i have a ton of free gallon buckets of that stuff but i dont think its safe ..
I was thinking that wood stain would be best because it would protect the wood and it would be...
I was wondering who it was who made this coop:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=3300-FF-EMTs_Coop
So that i could get more exact measurements on it because i really like the design
And if we can't find who made it i was wondering:
-what are the dimension of this coop...
I recently like just the other week finished this wonderful chicken coop/run .. well not too great otherwise i wouldnt be doing this post ... but pretty desent for my new 6 pullet chicks that im raising ... buttt...
I decided i could do much better for my chickens and my pet bunny is in this...
How wide does the ramp need to be for layer hens .. i was thinking a foot wide but then someone said that they dont even need that much .. so i was wonding what you guys think would be the appropriate width for one ??
I was wondering if these breeds would all get along in one coop:
Ameraucana, BO, BR, Australorp, RIR, and SLW?
MY goal was to have a very diverse coop and these are the breeds ive chosen.
I might also add a welsummer in there eventually also (I love their eggs) so i hope that wouldnt be...
What is the youngest a chick can go outside.. i life in arizona so its already relitivly warm .. but not quite 90 everyday and they chicks are about 1 -1 1/2 weeks old now
Ive just recently gotten into the chicken owning .. literally 1 week ago...
i started with 3 :
1 Ameraucana
1 Buff Orpington
1 Barred Rock
The barred rock passed she had a problem from the start .. wouldnt grow had pasty butt ever 3 hours (very annoying) i even had to put her in a seperate...
I got 3 chicks last friday for pets an easter egger, a buff orpington, and a barred rock. Sadly the barred rock doesnt seem to be growing or developing .. the other too have their wings and thier tail feathers are starting to come in but the barred rock hasnt grown a bit sad .. i dont what...
I got 3 chicks last friday for pets an easter egger, a buff orpington, and a barred rock. Sadly the barred rock doesnt seem to be growing or developing .. the other too have their wings and thier tail feathers are starting to come in but the barred rock hasnt grown a bit .. i dont what could...