I went with the bigger Roo. Time to put the ladies in their place. He is quite handsome. In the sunlight you can see blue, green, red, brown, black, purple. All the hens answer to dumb dumbs. Waiting for my wife and kid to figure out Roo's name.
I let him out memorial day and he did well. Had him out all day. No problems. I went to a memorial service and when I pulled in the drive on my bike I could hear the lynch mob in action. Put him back in his crate. Instead of the Einstein look he now has the Bernie Sanders look going on. There is...
Got a question. A little background. I have a coop that I built and put inside a metal shed that is on a concrete slab. I built a nice run with a door that I can drop like a guillotine. That way I can call the hens out. (they all answer to dumb dumbs) When I call them out I can then go inside...
Thanks Kelsie. My PC is screwing up, so I tried to add pics with my phone. I got them as assorted pullets from TS. I was hoping for some brown eggs. Just not too sure what I ended up with..LOL
Cedar is not very good for birds. I use all pine for construction and bedding supplies. Especially in a confined area. I have a heat lamp in mine. If the area is enclosed and you have cedar adding heat can make it worse. The birds have trouble breathing from cedar products.
Thanks! Yeah it is a lot different. I worked 10 hog barns with a 1000 hogs per barn and 6 chicken barns with 30000 per barn. With the 6 I got there is a lot more personal time spent with the chicks. So far it has went well except for the bout of pasty butt I dealt with after the second day. I...
Just introducing myself. New to the site and wanted to introduce myself. Currently living in West KY. Been down here for about 19 years now. Have been planning on getting a few birds for about 16 or 17 years now and just got around to it..LOL.. OK; so I been busy...LOL This is the first time I...