Yes, plastic turf mat on the bottom. They had shavings where I got them. Maybe I could line it with shavings until they get used to it, then clean them out, and use the mats. The lead hen is pretty good at showing the other 2, and the rooster what to do. I got her using the nipple waterer first...
The boxes are pretty low, lower than the first rung on the roost, so I know they can easily jump onto the front platform. I even laid a cutoff piece of a 6x6 in front to give them a little boost. The boxes also have curtains on them. This is the model I have:
The board in the corner sounds...
So, I'm starting over again, bought a small farm, and rehabbed a large chicken coop on the property. We decided on roll out boxes to keep the eggs cleaner than what I used to have. We just brought home 4, 11 month old silver laced wyandottes yesterday, 3 hens, and a very laid back rooster. The...
I have 3 chicks that I will be putting out with my 1 year old golden buff next week, as they are pretty well feathered out, and will be 8 weeks old. They have been on starter crumbles, and my other birds (2 will go to freezer camp next week) have been on Layena pellets. Would it be ok to switch...
Hello fellow Ohioans! I am advertising 2 FREE roosters on a couple other threads. I have an EE who is 10 months old, and a Buckeye who is almost 9 months old. They are both handsome guys, but I just have too many. I would be willing to deliver either of them, or meet you half way, within a...
Hey there, EE lovers! I have too many roosters here, so I need to get rid of a couple. I have listed in the sale/auction section a handsome 10 month old. HE IS FREE for the asking. I would even deliver him, or meet up with you within reasonable distance. I am in Northeastern Ohio. He is one of...
Hi folks! I wanted to let anyone interested in Buckeyes that I have a free 9 month old roo posted in the sale/auction listings. I just have too many boys here, and my girls are getting really over bred. He is a hatchery bird, but he is very handsome. He actually liked sled riding with my boy...
I have too many roosters. The Easter Egger is just over 10 months old, hatched May10th, 2010. He's very handsome, and pretty good natured. He's very good with the hens. I'd like to keep him, but I have a 1 yr. old roo that is in charge, and doing well enough on his own. He is available for pick...
I have too many roosters here. The Buckeye is a handsome guy who will be 9 months old on March 29th. He is free to a good home, and is available for pick up only. I may be able to meet you, or deliver him within a reasonable distance. Please contact me if interested, my girls need a break! The...
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I have 11 standards, and 5 bantams. I fill up a 7# feeder in the evening when I get home, and that usually is empty by the same time, the next day when they are closed up. If the weather is nice, and I can keep the coop open to the run all day, they won't drain the whole thing. So, technically...
My son was out today sledding on an old runner sled. He decided that our Buckeye rooster, Chuck would enjoy it too, so he went to the coop, and got him. He put Chuck on the front of the sled, and my son sat on the back. This isn't a steep hill at all. Chuck stood on the front of that sled, and...