i have 9 hens, no rooster, and one of my hens (a Cuckoo Maran) is very set on brooding. I was wondering about getting day-old sexed chicks and place them under her during the night. I also thought about getting fertile eggs, but then I'll end up with some roosters again, which I don't like. Any...
Hi, I am installing an automatic chicken door from Adorstore.com. Does anyone have experience with it? I am really looking forward not needing to be home at sunset every day!
Hi, my hens have a very secure chicken coop and run, and in the daytime I also give them access to their chicken yard. The chicken yard has a 7-8 ft fence all around it, but it doesn't have a roof. My best flyer, Amelia Earhart, age 5 months, flew over the fence a few days ago....! Any ideas on...
I made this swing from an odd curved wood scrap, but a swing could be made from just about any scraps! My mature hens are not interested, but my pullets like it! Maybe it's something chickens need to learn to love before they mature? Haha! In any case, it gives them another thing to do instead...
My coop has two porthole style windows, one on either end of one of the roosts. My hens love their window seats! One window is a big glass lid and the other is a big glass plate. Both were thrift store finds.
Hi! Here are my four adult hens and my four pullets and one cockerel. Also, here you can see how I turn empty milk gallon containers into extra water and feed containers for my chickens. Since my older hens and young ones have separate living spaces for now, I needed more water containers and...