I live on the Olympic penisula in Washington and we are losing a lot of daylight right now. My chickens will be 6 months old this month and haven't started laying. I'm concerned that with the really short days, they won't lay much when they do start. I don't have electricity to my coop and I...
I'm going to cut an opening the width of the coop on the wall under the roosting bars. Then I'll be able to insert a tray to catch the night droppings that accumulate. We can add another vent at the floor level. And the latches are definitely changing. Our builder is a cabinet maker and has no...
We live in Sequim, WA which has a very moderate climate and not nearly as much rain as you might think. So we used OSB to build our coop. I'll be putting sheet vinyl down on the floor for easy cleaning after I paint the interior with Killz. The roof is metal and will have an under layment of a...
A question about incubators. I bought a used Janoel 48 and I started a hatch for the first time yesterday. My question is how to keep the humidity in the right range. The humidity went from 62 to 44 overnight. I put more water in this morning. But is it evaporating too quickly? Do you put water...
I've been raising chickens for several years. It's been mostly hit and miss. I've had a variety of breeds but 2 years ago bought Buff Brahman, Gold-laced Wyandotttes, Partridge Wyandottes and Mille Fleur D'uccle bantam chicks. I still have some of those. However I have 9 hens and 7 roosters...