I am permanently disabled and came up with the designs for our hen house and run to work with my disabilities. Fortunately, my husband built it for i would have not been able to do that task on my own. Loving my chickens! There Is minimal "work" required of me. Any heavy lifting/work, which...
- How big should you make the run/how much space per chicken?
Our hen house is 6.5ft x 8ft, the run will be 9ft x 11ft. We have 13 hens.
- How do you predator proof the run?
Our hen house (coop) has 4 solid walls using all wood and is covered with a corrugated metal roof. All windows and...
I have 13 chickens. I, also, had them in a big plastic tub as a brooder. It was getting to be so overcrowded for them that I had to get them out to the coop without acclimating them. They were just over 4 weeks old when I put them out in their coop. Our weather was wonky for a few weeks. One...
I did not see it on the list of poisons found here on BYC, but want to make sure if this plant is poisonous or not. I have been searching the Web everywhere and cannot seem to get the answer I am looking for.
I want to know is Hypericum calycinum (St. John's Wort) is poisonous to chickens...