Every time I run into another chicken person, our conversations always come down to coops after we have gushed about our chickens. So I think I have this forum stuff mastered enough to tell the tale with pictures. First off, I cannot take credit for the design of this coop. That credit goes...
I had a totally constipated and inpacted 6 week old chicken. Her vent was painfully extended and she was chirping the pain chirp. I poured over the emergency forums and couldn't find exactly what to do for her Her rear looked rough. It was right after I had moved 10 pullets from the brooder...
I have thought about this for a couple of years. And I am very excited that my master carpenter friend is coming to visit. I have a lovely coop and run but trying to teach young pullets to roost in my big coop has always been a disaster. So I have asked my friend to build me a mini coop for...
I tried to take advantage of the less hours for egg layers and get some new chicks. That way I am not so upset about them crapping in the egg boxes because the big hens are preventing the roosting pecking order. Well I have some 7 week old's that I got on Oct 4th that are still not roosting...
I am struggling with forum life. Can't figure out how to post pictures. This is very frustrating for me since I am an retired mechanical engineer who used to work at the Pentagon and contracts with NASA. I know that I will get it eventually. I am a smart person who feels so stupid not...
Well I was going to introduce a couple of my 5 juveniles, but they all went in at sundown. I had to crawl around under the coop for the polish but they have occupied one of the best boxes in the big coop so tomorrow is the big test to see if they can fend for themselves as a group. I need to...
Hi Y'all, not new to chickens. I had them 25 years ago, but now I have them again. I am a retired mech engineer and I love the most successful bird on the planet. I keep them because they make me laugh. At the moment I have 12 adult egg layers. Breeds are RIR's Barred Rocks, and Black Stars...