I definitely don't have a rodent nest anywhere inside the chicken run or coop. It's clean and we don't store anything in there. I did find a small hole in the corner of the run, where chicken wire meets. I secured that and filled in with dirt. So tonite I will go down after dark and see if...
Our run is 12x12. Our coop was a kit purchased from tractor supply, it can hold 6 chickens according to the information when we bought it. I will try to find a link
We are trying to decide what to do about the sleeping situation. It's going to rain tonite and it would be better for the new ones to sleep in the coop. so should we remove the dog crate? Or will that cause more problems?
Hi All,
I have three chickens that I raised from chicks. I did have four but the fourth one recently died, no apparent reason. My husband bough four 19-20 week pullets from a reputable place, he is personally friends with the staff. So we kept the pullets in a dog crate next to our existing...
My husband went down to check on our chickens, we have four total, and one of the road island reds was dead . She was fine yesterday, even laid an egg. He said there was a small area on her belly that had no feathers-probably about the size of an egg or a little bigger. We didn't notice this...