thanks aart - good info to have.
Dolly is still alive, that is about all I can say about that. I have been able to get some eggs, yogurt, watermelon and water in her. not allot, but some. She is pretty much staying put in the run. I put her in the coop at night. I sure hope she comes out...
Thanks Silo.
well, we don't have to worry about Elvis anymore ( guess I need to change my profile pic). He had to be rehomed because when I came home yesterday he had gotten Dolly again - and bad. Both her eyes are swollen shut, head is swollen, she looks awful. I cleaned her up, eye drops...
Hello again!
So, I have "Elvis' a bantam rooster that is I guess around 1 year old. He just showed up one day and started this whole crazy chicken thing :) .. He has 3 hens, a cochin, a RIR cross and Spotted Sussex. They only sleep in coop - free range all day. Along side the run/coop are 6...
I wish I knew if Elvis would look after them; they have great hiding places, under two good sized porches is where they are if they are not foraging. Darn! I want so bad for them to be able to get out and about. When I do try this, am I correct in letting the olders out first, to go on thier...
So the chicks have been outside for a couple weeks now. I wrapped the crate to keep them dry and draft free, and they have a run right beside the older crew's run. The older crew pays them no mind. They are loving being outside, playing on a stump I left in for them.
They are 7 and 6 weeks...
Your chicks look pretty happy!
I was able to shake the cobwebs outta my head this weekend and figured out how to get them set up outside. We carried the crate to the pen I made, opened the door and there you have it - thier 'coop' and run - boy were they happy to be outside! I had so much fun...
Wow! Thanks for the suggestions and pictures! That helps allot. I will wrap them up tight to keep critters out.
with regards to the size of the coop - the 6x4 does not include the nesting boxes - does that matter? Probably not, but I sure am trying to make it work :)
The run for the chicks uses the run of the older group, my back yard fence, which is no climb and the ends are chain link; I think I need to go around my backyard fence w/chicken wire, what about the chain link fence part? I do have netting over the top for them.
Man, another coop - and I just...
Thanks! I was afraid my coop was not big enough. I got rather 'excited' at my local feed store when they got the chicks in.. I knew I should have stopped at the first 3
Should I cover the crate at night?
I have 7 chicks, 4/5 weeks old, 3 hens and 1 rooster about a year old. ( I did not get them as chicks so I am not positive). The older group is free range; I have a 6x12 run with a 6x4 coop; the older group goes in at night and will lay egss in coop, but don't spend much time around the coop...
I have an opportunity get pickup a 20 gallon 'pond' and was wondering if my girls even need it. I am new, and was thinking about the hot summers, wondering how they will cool themselves. They have plenty of shade and places for sand baths - will they need a pond? I am also concerned they...
I am wondering about introductions too; I have 8 chicks, 3 weeks old; 3 hens and 1 rooster around 1. I want to start putting them outside. Right now they are in a huge dog crate in the garage w/lights at night for sure. I was thinking about putting them in the crate beside the coop for the...
Thank you so much. She looks and acts a 'little' better this am. Her eye is still closed but not crusty and what looked like puss pockets under her eye are gone. I did warm compress last night and she was able to open it on her own, but really did not want to. I gave her fresh water, yogurt...
Hey everyone, My Dolly came up with a swollen, shut eye Sunday. I brought her in, used a warm compress to loosen the gunk so her eye would open. Washed her eye out w/vetracyn eye wash and vetracyn gel. Then off to Tractor Supply for Tylan. Got that in her eye two times yesterday and then...
Thanks! I sure don't want to encourage any bad behavior like that! Red meat is ok for them? I was worried it was not lean enough. When you give Tuna, for example - how much?
How often can you give treats? I leave pellets out all the time and am trying lots of different things. They love califlower, will pick at kale. I put the kale in a suet feeder, worked pretty good. They love grits for sure, yogurt, and were ok w/oatmeal. I am just not sure how much to give...
Mr Elvis is doing wonderful!! I have more recent pictures, he looks really good. Thanks for asking!!! He now has a chicken coop w/attached run and 4 hens . I think he is pretty happy. We have just started turning them out some, but I get home so late they don't have allot of time out during...
Here are better pictures. He has descovered the front porch, so last night he perched up on a chair, facing the window looking in the house. Stayed there all night. let me walk out to him and take these pictures. This am, I held out a piece of bread, he ate it as I held it. He also drank from a...