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Thanks. At least I have an idea what I need to work on. Right now I only have one usable arm, so I have to get help to do anything I decide on.

I do have a garage and could conceivably crate them inside my "chicken room" in the garage. It would be a lot of work to catch all eight of them and set them up, but It is possible.

Coop is elevated 3 feet off the ground and built on four by fours sunk in concrete. Metal roof, vented at the top, hinged when does that can be held shut with wire closures. 150 square-foot run, all wire, with wire roof. Run fencing is sunk about a foot in the ground. The door to the coop is...

I'm in North Carolina, and we are under advisement that hurricane Irma may be headed our way next weekend. What's the best place for my 8 hens to stay safe in the event of a category 4 or 5 Hurricane? My coop withstood hurricane Matthew very easily, but I didn't have chickens yet at the time...

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Knee was two years ago!

I had a very bad freak fall and broke my right shoulder in four places. of course I am right-handed, so that arm has to be completely immobilized for six weeks. They're also being very careful that I don't do anything that might make me trip and fall again, such as walking around in my hilly...

They are getting clean water, food, and simple treats like scratch and meal worms. I live in North Carolina, it's still 90° and winter is nowhere in sight. Because the person who is looking after them for me comes to open up in the morning and to put them back in the coop at night, and it's...

I apologize for the typos – I'm having to dictate on my iPad and spellcheck is not always my friend LOL

I have eight hens, no roosters. Seven of them are not quite a year old. The eighth one is about five or six months old. The youngest one is not laying yet, and the other seven have really slowed down – they went from six or seven a day to three a day. I'm laid up with an injury, so I can't get...

City ordinance allows up to 10 max, but how many an individual permit allows is dependent on coop and run square footage. 3 sf per chicken in the coop and 10 sf per in the run, minimum. I have a 25 sf coop and 150 sf run, so I'm limited to 8. That's enough-I also have 4 dogs.....

I actually introduced her after dark last night into a dark coop -- this morning she was in the nesting box (she's not laying yet) but wasn't being tormented. I guess I wait and see. Tomorrow I'm taking her out into the yard by herself for awhile. Unfortunately my permit (city backyard chickens)...

One of my 8 hens (my favorite one) was killed by a foster dog in my back yard. My hens (golden buffs, barred rocks, and a Rhode Island White) are 9 months old and get along well with each other. Yesterday I went out and bought a 4-month old Ameracauna, and they have terrorized her. She either...

My 8-week olds pigging out on Greek yogurt, boiled egg, and flax seeds. The slow feeder dog dish is perfect! Barred Rock and Golden Buff

The one that looks solid red actually has creamy white wing tips. This is fascinating!

Per Meyer Hatchery when I ordered the chicks: When you purchase our Brown Egg Layer Assortment, you will receive at least three (3) of the following breeds of chicken: Golden Buff, Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, White Rock, Barred Plymouth Rock, Partridge Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red...

I have 7 six-week old chickens from Meyer Hatchery. They were ordered as a "Brown egg layer assortment", and promised at least three breeds. They are all healthy and delightful. Three of them are obvious Barred Rock. The other four have me totally baffled. Any ideas? There are at least two...

I bought one on Amazon that has a removable galvanized lid. Works great! One of the reviews said it can rust, but i have it hanging in the coop, so it stays dry.

The run is 120 sf and gets sun only part of the day, so i want to leave it open ( with wire covering). It's on the north side, behind a 3-story house in a very shady yard. I think going under the coop - or in it- is probably sufficient. They're doing beautifully outside!