Hi, my name is Melissa, and I've been a Coop Queen since 2015.
I live in Northern California. I'm a mother of 3 human children, 1 husband, 2 dogs, 2 hamsters, a turtle, 13 fish, and my current chicken head count is 6 hens, and 8 chicks. 6 chicks are meat birds. My favorite breed right now is the...
I switched my birds off Dumor after I noticed the eggs shells becoming thin to the point that picking them up broke them. No matter what calcium was offered, I could not get them back to normal until I I got them back to Purina. I'm searching today to see if others have noticed shell issues. If...
Did you find one that is solar powered? Or an elec. outlet that is solar powered to plug it into? I'd really hate to run an extension cord out to the coop.
They are four weeks now. My gold laced is aggressive, tries to stand taller against others. Feet are bigger, comb and waddle redder, slightly larger, prettier. Is this a boy? Attaching silver laced pics for comparison.
I went to the feed store yesterday and picked up 5 chicks. They are so, so cute. I love them already. 1RIR, 2 Americaunas, 1 Gold Laced W, 1 Silver Laced. My RIR is very independent, she was the most pecked on since yesterday. But I put a dowel in the brooder, she is the only one to perch. The...
I'm setting up the back yard. Ordered a coop from ranch-coops.com. Building a fence for them to free range safely. Here's the big issue... What do I do about my back yard sprinklers??? Oh no. I know they don't like to get wet but the grass needs water. I'm not looking forward to the mud. What's...
I used to take care of yards of homes with back yard chickens. I noticed that they gave them melons and other foods, but it always had a large amount of mold. I like the composting and table scrap idea for my future chickens, but is mold on food safe?
Hi everyone, I'm Melissa.I'm a NorCal girl. Here to do my homework so I can begin setting up my backyard farm. It's been my goal for some time now. I have a deal with myself, I have to aim for something for longer than a month, big things more like six, then I can move forward, as it's no longer...