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I'm moving my run to another spot in the yard. The old spot is just so stinky. I want to till it up and turn it into a garden bed. What do I need to do? Is the ground to "too hot" to plant anything this year? Will the stink go away on it's on or this thee something I can put down to speed up the...

When it gets bitter cold--do your chickens come out or do they stay in the coop? This is my first winter and just curious. My hens come out in the rain--so I'm wondering what they will do when the cold weather moves in.

I have a small 4x4 coop that houses my three Golden Comets--it has a small door that they go in and out of to get to their run. I plan on putting a small board in front of the opening to keep the shavings from being tracked out. I think the deepest I will be able to get the shavings is 4 inches...

I have my girl's coop and run in a 25x25 fenced in garden. I let them out daily for a few hours when I am working in the yard and occasionally I have to go get one off the the fence--whcih is about three feet tall. With cold weather approaching, I would still like to let them out, but I don't...

I have three Golden Comets that are 21 weeks old. One started laying last Friday, but nothing from the other two yet. Of the two not laying, the one with the least developed comb/wattle is squatting all the time. Is it possible to start laying without the red comb/wattle? The other with the more...

What do I have here? Is the light one a roo?

If I do not supplement light in the winter and they get a break--will they lay for a longer amount of years? Do they completely stop laying in the winter? I have three Golden Comets that are 20 weeks old--one has started laying, but the other two have not. Since the days are shorter--will they...

My daughter bought the cutest little pair of cochins at the fair, but sadly one died. So I put a listing on Craigslist saying we needed some baby chicks so the little guy wouldn't be so lonely. My DH picked them up and didn't asked what breed they are. I texted a pic to the lady, but she...

I came home from work yesterday to check the coop yet again--something was different!! I am using a wicker basket for a nest box and it had been moved to the center of the coop and there in the middle of the basket was the FIRST egg!! Pure excitement--I couldn't get the door open fast enough. It...

My girls are 19 weeks old and I so wanted to have lap chickens, but the only time they will get in my lap is if I have treats. I will sit in the chair, but they want nothing to do with me. I still try to hold them but they squirm and flap. One is little more friendly than the others. I go out...

Here's a pic of my coop: I plan on putting shutters over the window when the cold weather gets here. Right now I have sand on the floor in the coop--should I put some shavings over that in the winter? Their water is now outside in a plastic container with nipples on the bottom. I plan on...

My three Golden Comets will be 19 weeks Tuesday and not one single egg yet. Only one has a really red comb. I hoping any day for her. One hardly has any red to her comb. Does the comb have to be fully developed before they will lay? It's like watching water boil--I really want some eggs!

Does it have to be the Christmas Tree or any from the dollar stores. Also, how many would I need for a 4x4 coop?

I sprinkled some down tonight and was just curious about how long it takes to get rid of the flies or a least make a dent in their population.

I know that poultry is not allowed in our neighborhood, but I have read the bylaws and I cannot find what the HOA's course of action would be. There is so much "legaleeze", I cannot understand. I just cannot find it anywhere. Do they fine, place a lien, evict?

One is actually on the roost and they other two are sleeping on the poop board. I can handle that. They had been sleeping in the corner of the run instead of going into the coop at night. so I put in a little battery operated night light and one of them went in on her own. The other two stayed...

Would love to see pics of what you guys use to sift the sand in your runs and coops.

Finally the coop is going in next to the run. DH moved it all by himself yesterday. He got from the garage to the garden gate. He thinks the two of us will be able to get it to its foundation today. I have to work a half day. Hopefully we can get it done today. Here is the garden where the coop...

Can I just dump the sand in the run, or should I prepare it with gravel/landscape fabric? I'm hoping I can just dump.

The run is finished, and the girls are in it. It's completely predator proof, but there is no shelter. Will they be okay for one night? I'm so nervous--this is their first night out of the garage. I do have a tablecloth I could put at one end. There coop is finished, but we need some extra help...