I noticed this on our porch this morning and was wondering if anyone could tell me what the issue might be? There are quite a few spots of it. The poop in the coop and run all looks normal. We have 4 chickens about 4 months old. The rooster in particular is in the middle of molting. They...
I like the idea of having the whole structure work as their “coop” as long as it’s secure enough. The roof is not what I would have chosen either... I am sure I will do quite a bit of wee hour shoveling! I guess the upside to be given a coop is that it is free, sort of, and I am learning all...
Thanks for all the tips. I am leaning toward electric for piece of mind! I am planning on covering the floor with a layer of stone and then mixed grit sand. (Our soil here is basically sand anyway) I do have some rubber mats too. I hear ya on the roof slope 🤦♀️ It also does not allow vents...
It’s a 4’x8 ‘ coop and run. It’s smaller than I would prefer but we are going to let them free range when we are around. I have also been trying to increase ventilation and decrease drafts since we live in Michigan we have significant temp either swings. Hopefully in the next year we will be...
I am new to keeping chickens and as my babies are getting ready to live in their coop/run I am getting more and more nervous about the raccoons getting to them. We have 4 chickens we are keeping as pets not for production. Every night/morning there is evidence of raccoons, they get on our deck...
Well it sounds like I may need to post “how to train your rooster” in the future! 😂. I must say they are neat looking boys.
Thanks... I’ll update in a couple weeks!
I am new to raising chickens and I am curious is anyone can tell this early if one is a roo. We have 2 Orpingtons and 2 light Brahmas. The light Brahma that was the smallest and took the longest to feather out now is the largest and looking a bit different than the other Brahma. I noticed the...
I am new to raising chickens and I am curious is anyone can tell this early if one is a roo. We have 2 Orpingtons and 2 light Brahmas. The light Brahma that was the smallest and took the longest to feather out now is the largest and looking a bit different than the other Brahma. I noticed the...