I got my four girls on Saturday and I am guessing they are about 10 weeks old. They seemed to be ready to venture out of their cozy coop so yesterday evening I opened the door and let them venture out. They stayed close to the coop and my daughter and I. She was splashing around in her kiddie...
thank you for your response. I will make some improvements this weekend to my girls home. I want something simple and practical. I agree with the wire. That green plastic is a joke and I'm very upset.that stuff will be the first to go. So your saying my coop should be bigger? Taller and wider? I...
I am a chicken owner noob and although I've been around chickens my whole childhood it seems I know very little about them! Crazy huh? Could any possibly estimate how old my hen is?
Ok. I will make some changes. I honestly don't care for the green wire but chose to g with it over regular chicken wire because for the same amount there was about a $45 dollar difference and we don't have much of a chicken budget ATM. Also I was always poked and stuck with the wire as a child...
Me and my husband went into this whole chicken coop design with no clue really how it would turn out. I love the result. He added a door on the side on a whim and it's fabulous. My only concern is around the bottom. It would be easy for a predator with determination to dig under and grab one of...