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I would also make sure to seal the bottom up well when mounting it to the base. We neglected that and now I'm fighting moisture issues in the bottom. Waiting for the weather to clear up and then I'm going to have to empty it out, clean it and seal it.

Placed vertical vents in mine as the panels run vertical to keep the structure as intact as possible. I had to cut across one of those ridges for the pop door and it definitely takes away from the stability of the wall. For our base we framed out a floor like you would for any shed with...

Has anyone noticed that eggs layed by specific hens peel better than others? I know older eggs tend to peel better period, but we eat so many eggs sometimes that is not an option. I have 4 EE hens. 2 lay blue (different shades), 1 olive and 1 brown. The brown eggs always peel super easy and are...

I put pavers on both the inside and outside

It’s going to get garden beds put around it and a stone path to the door. The decor will build up I’m sure. I already have a Halloween stash for it. Plan to grow some vines next year as well.

They have been on layer feed for about 2 weeks. They have access to both oyster shell and crushed egg shells. I've been told this is somewhat normal for a new, young layer, I am just trying to figure out now if I have two with the same problem or one trying to work herself out. About 2 hours...

I have 4 Easter Egger hens that are 18 weeks + 1 day today. I got my first egg last Thursday. I found it in the run in the afternoon. I found the next one on Sunday morning in the coop in the middle of the floor and it was completely shell-less. This morning there were 2 eggs that were laid...

I just got my first egg two days ago and a shell-less one today. Hoping for another regular tomorrow. Did you crochet your egg basket? I would love to purchase the pattern for it

I’m so excited! And wasn't expecting anything for a couple weeks still!

One of my four literally roosts anywhere but the bar. I just let her go. At least yours has her butt aimed in the right direction!

I only have 4 birds. I've been burying it in my unused garden bed, but I have also scooped it and thrown it out like you would kitty litter scoopings. It's not a very large amount at all.

I have 6 - 2 week old easter egger chicks available just south of St. Louis (Jefferson County), MO. They were purchased sexed as pullets.

I think it depends on your meaning of free range. I will tell you I free range mine most days, however, for me that is my backyard which is approximately 0.25 acre not counting the square footage of the pool. We do have hawks, eagles, racoons and coyotes that I know of. Racoons and coyotes only...

I am currently remodeling an old rabbit hutch (probably about 6 years old) and when I built it I used both poultry staples, hammered in, and a handheld staple gun. This hutch held up to multiple racoons in the past. I noticed: 1) Those poultry staples are NOT ever coming out, even though I want...

I absolutely love this!

I attempted to research for hours last night, but was always getting confused about which gene would hide which other gene. I breed for meat so it really doesn’t matter, now I’m even more curious though!

I see. He has never produced anything like that with my Cali doe. And 2 of the 4 kits, the two smaller ones, do show some of the grey ticking. I was not aware they would color whole body like that during cold. My purebreds have never done so, but they have always been born into bigger litters...

I am completely unsure of my Rex’s ancestry as she was a dumped bunny at a local farm that I took in. My Cali buck is not as nicely marked as the doe in my avatar. Here is a pic of him from yesterday.

So I recently bred my broken blue Rex doe to what I thought was a purebred Californian buck. She produced four kits, one of which is a REW. If my Californian were purebred he wouldn’t carry that recessive “c,” would he?

Thank you! Just counted 8 little wrigglers in there.