We just added clear vinyl roof panels around our run! I add grass clippings and fall leaves periodically to it. The chickens love it and it is keeping the ground dry and their feet clean. We also have half sand and half pine shavings in their coop, which the sand cleans their feet if they do...
Thanks for the advice. We did add a stump, but they would only look in...curiosity mostly. Yes, we have four inches of sand on one side and the opposite is several inches of pine flakes. We did just add an "open" type nest box in the lower, darker part of the barn, and one hen went right to...
Thanks for your response. I suppose I should clarify my intro......my son kept the silkies, I have two Rhode Island Red hens and one Barred Rock roo. I have only had them for about two weeks and they are not quite a year old, so my son got them as chicks back in the Spring.
I will change...
I have an issue with my hens laying eggs from the roost bar, which land in the poop tarp. So, every morning I am finding the eggs are soiled. There is so much conflicting info on should I or should I not clean the eggs and if I do clean them are they ok to consume? I'm new at this and need...
Never did I think I would have chickens, or a rooster in my care. My son started his flock from twelve and found himself with two Silkies and two Barred Rock roos, the rest are Rhode Island Red hens.
He convinced me to help him out by adopting one BR roo and two hens.
My husband had built a...