Got 6 more babies on Friday! 6 little australorps to go with our 9 gold laced wyandottes I tried to put them in with the bigger girls who are about 2 weeks older and they tried to peck at their feet so I had to take the babies out and make a separate brooder for them Meanie wyandottes, will...
There are three regular windows on the tall side of the shed and also the vents in the top corners we will add fans in the summer if needed one facing in and one facing out to circulate air
Oh yea it's a 10x12 with 6? Foot ceilings on the tall side? And we will be housing 15 hens we currently...
Decided on the coop we want! I'm going the "I work everyday and don't have time or skill to build a coop" route lol we are having a prefab wooden shed built the original design is a potting shed but we are getting the shelves taken out and having a second human door put on the other side and two...
Don't feel bad my girls are about 2 1/2 weeks old and still scared of me lol I've heard it gets better as they get older and I have a treat medley I give to them out of my hand to get them used to me they will climb all over my hand and for the most part they don't freak out toooo much when I...
My chicks are about 2 weeks old and I haven't used any supplemental heat since I got them at a couple days old we put their brooder in the garage at night and outside during the day unless it's cold and rainy like today I'd say it gets down to the 50s at night right now 75-85 during the day and...
We have 9 getting 6 more next Friday we have a small farmers market down the road we are planning to sell or trade eggs in exchange for money or fresh produce we also thought we could make a deal to get the produce that's no longer sellable but not rotten to feed our chickens which in turn gives...
Will australorps be a good match with wyandottes? I was reading that wyandottes can get a little rude and I wanna make sure that the austras can handle it Also my wyandottes will be about 2 1/2 weeks old when I get my austras next Friday who will probably be just a few days old can they go...
Put up a temporary play pen so they could forage and scratch, they were having a grand time it's so funny watching them jump on each other and flap their little baby wings
The mess I came home to ugh
My dog Jo is extremely interested in the cheeping and when they scatter really fast lol I think he thinks they're chew toys for him
Was clean for half a second before they got in and started throwing feed all over but at least I got the lid finished not using...
Got my little brood! Was in such a hurry to get to the feed store I forgot to grab some free newspapers at the gas station so pardon the lack of bedding figured the shelf liner was still good even without the paper so they had grip. Got too dark outside for me to get it all set up how I wanted...
My new little brood got the last 9 pullets at the feed store meant to only get 8 but when I went in only 9 were left and I couldn't leave just one behind So she came free with purchase of a 4# bag of feed lol
thanks for the article! i will definitely be trying this :) we are getting 8 chicks, will a standard size heating pad work? thankfully i also have a thermostat that can control the temperature for peace of mind that i used back when i owned snakes lol :)
Hey all, getting some gold lace wyandottes tomorrow. I've been wanting chickens for a few years now, we had some when I was a kid bard Plymouth rocks I think but back then I wasn't into it lol. We were going to order from a hatchery but my local feed store got some today obviously for Easter...