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Would it be feasible to use a 2-3 inch layer of sand for a 5x8 covered run? Should PDZ and de be added before the sand is put in the run and at what ratios or just added as a top coat? In Minnesota because of our cold winters will I need to cover the sand with straw to keep the hens' feet from...

This is my first winter with my 7 hens. I installed the plexiglass and plywood panels for insulation from the cold and wind. . But, in Minnesota it is not unusual to get -20-30 degrees esp at night. So I have installed a red light which I am keeping on 24-7. I am now going to put a small...

Thank you kind friends for your responses. My husband came in just now and says he found the remaining hens huddles together on the lower roosting bar inside the coop. We both have cold hands since it is 28 degrees now, but it is relieving to know they are fine and home. Earlier I was thinking...

I hope you are right since with another look around we only found one more hiding behind some barrels. Kathy

Thanks and we are going out again now to do just that. Kathy

I let my 7 hens out of the coop today while we winterized it and by the time it got dark only one returned to the coop. How can I find the others? It is going to be 30 degrees tonight. We went out in the dark with flash lights and the dog to find them and only found one more huddled down by a...

Your coop looks great and the price is also reasonable. Does anyone know how to insulate an outside nesting area from the cold? We live in Minnesota and our winters are even colder and our new coop has an outside nesting area.

Thanks. I think she will be OK because just about every chicken in the pen where I got her had these on, so I think she did not have any bad habits per se.

Today we removed the blinders from Henrietta. She did well and it was only a plastic blinder so it came out easily without any bleeding. I hope she is happier now and starts to lay eggs. Thanks to every one for your advice and welcoming notes. Here are some pictures of Henrietta 6/30/14 before...

Yes the chicken owner that I bought the bird from did indeed have too many birds. I haven't had time to take out the blinder yet. I will keep her isolated for a while when I do so she heals and gets comfortable again seeing. I hold her at least once a day as I do with the other chickens so she...

Thanks for the information.

Thanks again!

Thanks for the quick answer. Almost all the chickens she had had the blinders on. I thought I could cut them off, so I will tomorrow. And then I will slowly introduce her to my 2 juvenile Americanas and my 2 7 week old Americanas. Anything else I should know? Like if it bleeds when I cut it...

I just purchased a buff orpington laying hen that has a blinder on. The blinder has a pin through it. I would like to remove it since it seems painful and unneeded. Can any one help? Thanks