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I ordered 40 broilers from a well known hatchery. Within 2 days about 50% were dead. They refused to correct the situation because they arrived alive. From now on I'm only trusting my own hatchlings!

Oh brother! Now I'll go to the scrapyard and look for a downspout and no (under penalty of death) will my wife let me take down the planter boxes!

Oh Brother! I've worked myself to the bone and now you want me to install a downspout. Even Leonardo Da Vinci never completely finished a project.

Is this better?

awesome Nigel. Looks like a good place to look for Black Beard's treasure!

good idea! I'll be looking for some at the scrap yard.

Finally nearing completion. Just a few details to finish!

You da man! $200 and a larger coop! I wholeheartedly convey the scavenger crown! I'm actually down to 10 hens. sold 6 the other day.

Another day of covid-inspired chicken coop work!

one week later the "skin" is put on my coop. I still need to work on windows, doors, ramp to run, and a lot of extras. While I work the hens come around to inspect the work. They cock their head approvingly or disaproving. They peck at my hammer and peck my back once in a while.

I have to admit that I am a scavenger. I got permission from a contractor to have all the old shingles I can find around his place. Unfortunately I had to pay $25 a sheet (5) for t-111 at Lowes as well as about $50 for paint. When I'm done I hope to have less than $300 in the 4x6 coop.

After hatching a dozen laying hens, I've now set about to build my 1st chicken coop. I'm finding it more difficult than I thought. Most of my wood is salvaged from storm damage. The door is 52" high so I can get in to clean it. I've still got a few weeks to complete it. So ar I've borrowed a...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm keeping the roo for a week or so to see if anyone in the Rossville Ga area claims him. He is very gentle and has a real weight of 8.8 lbs. I was called to pick him up brefore a coyote or fox got him.

This chicken was terrorizing a subdivision with his frequent crowing. I was called on to remove the bird. The bird is over 10 lbs and extremely gentle. He crows incessantly. From the one picture can anyone give me an idea what general breed is this Roo?

Quail are weird. I lost one this morning when I inadvertently put a feeder on top of one. I also had a 2 day late hatch that I broke open on a log and an embryo came out on the ground. It is now one of my biggest jumbos!

Thanks Nabiki .. I might look into it if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I plan to take good care of my birds and keep them disease free.

I've finished building these 4 egg laying quail pens. I figure capacity is about 72 coturnix hens and I might get 30-60 eggs per day. We can consume about 10 per day. What do I do with excess production? I've checked with local food outlets and they say I have to have FDA approval. Don't...

36 outa 48 and still hatching 4/14/20

Here are units 3 &4 They were considerably cheaper to build. Only one wide door per unit, no egg rollout trays, and all wood recycled. Costs for these 2 $38 for wire, $10 for hinges, $10 for latches. $3 for tops. All in all some cheap cages. Will try to fill with egg producing brown coturnix...

Looks good! Keep us posted. I'm looking for a neighborhood-friendly coop design myself. I'll have about 6 RIR hens.