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I appreciate your reassurance. First time chicken mom and first time human mom right here, so lots of questions and concerns. Thank you.

Hi everyone! I am pregnant (very early, 4wks and some change) and cleaned my chicken coop last week and today. I suddenly realized that may not be wise. I only have 2 chickens at the moment and live in a dry, hot climate. I use a straw bedding on top of rubber mats and the coop is kept clean...

Hi everyone! I've got 3 laced wyandottes...at least that's what they sold them to me as. I'm curious about the coloring of my darker "golden". She is small compared to the other two and also has a single comb. Is it possible she is not a pure wyandotte? My golden is full of gold...especially...

Thays That's awesome!! I'll have to add that to the lonnnnng list of things that I cannot do and my fiancé would have to lol. I can paint...thats about it. I'm useless with tools...i literally destroy things anytime I try to make or fix them haha. Your illustration makes perfect sense...

For sure. The roof hangs over like 1/2 and inch...pretty pathetic really....maybe I can add some flashing/run off so it adds a little more protection on the ventilated side. So it won't be an issue when it is low 30's/high 20s when the chickens are in the coop at night if one whole side is...

Hah you are right!! I'll have to check under it. The chickens have scratched at it but haven't done damage. It's older so it's not water tight. Some sticks under it poked through in a couple spots. But I've been meaning to remove it and see how things go with just dirt and straw on top...

The tarp has kept all instances of mud away.

Here are some pictures for everyone :)

Just wanted to let you know I posted an update :) Thank you for all your advice.

Update: I had ZERO clue that there were SO many other helpful responses going on! WOWOWOWO!!! Thank you so much everyone. Basically the chickens adjusted and so did the dogs. I did my best to stop freaking out and be more patient. The chickens are putting themselves to bed each night and...

This is an old thread but was very helpful for me to read. I too live in a dessert type climate in Southern California, USA. The straw in the run got soaked during the last rain we had. We are expecting rain this week and it looks like it might be finally consistently coming for a while. I...

haha yes I think I am expecting WAY too much from these young girls. Thank you for sharing your experience!

I will do even better than that. Here is the link with all the specs...

Thank you!! Yes if they do not start to figure out that "mom" needs them to go to sleep in the upstairs enclosure then I will probably have to consider leaving in there for a few days as long as I can make sure the ventilation is good.

I just realized you gave me feedback on multiple areas of my post!! Thank you! The ramp is pretty steep and they are still small so I will see what I can do....maybe I will install an elevator HAHAHA. I am in sunny southern california. It was 80-90 degrees all september. Luckily bar a few...

HAHA thank you!! I am so relieved that I am not alone in the struggle!! Hopefully these girls will figure it out. I do not mind hand placing them on the roost bars but last night they thought it was party time...jumped off the bars and then scratched around in the potty pan. We shall see how...

I think I could say No to 50% of that lol. It is a tractor supply kit that we put together and I painted. It is fully roofed and I believe the wire is sandwiched. All openings are safe/covered. No apron though and we still need to make the base more sage considering the ground is not super...

That is really good to know! Thank you!

hahahahaha!! My goodness!! Now that is a recipe!! For me, most likely a recipe for disaster. My dogs actually used to hang out with a large rabbit back in the day and I had to supervise. They were obsessed with sniffing her and then it would turn into...hey you taste good...and then suddenly...

Thank youuuu!! I was having so much anxiety and everyone on the forum has helped me TREMENDOUSLY!! Are chicken communities all this nice?!?! Oh man if a JRT can handle it, then some old corgis can too! Considering my low riders are intended for herding, I am always amazed at how they will...