Yeah its for keeping out daytime predators the flock are locked up at night. Im planning on using it for dividing a winter food plot for rotational grazing oats and clover. They make energizers special for poultry cuz their legs dont ground well.
Sorry no pics but i have a few 3 week old bantams from a straight run from cackle hatchery that i am curious about the breed. They have yellow heads with a brown stripe down the back and the wings and tail feathers are colored brown like a quail pattern. Any ideas? thanks
my son has a laying bantam and a 2 month old bantam that were given to him. They run away when anyone approaches so i ordered a fresh batch from cackle hatchery that will be here on friday. I was wondering what i should do with the original 2 bantams im afraid they will make the newbies...
Hi guys, i have 14 pullets from cackle hatchery turned 18 weeks old this week and got my first egg yesterday. Got another egg today a little larger than the first was wondering if it was possible the same hen or do i have 2 layers? Will i get a dozen eggs a day from 14 RIR's? We currently have...
I am using a winter food plot mix containing ryegrass, oats, peas, and clover in my garden area this fall and winter for my RIR's and was wondering if it was safe to use a regular fertilizer such as 10-10-10 or triple 13 when planting? Thanks
I have a chicken tractor with coop attatched that i moved my 15 RIR into at 4weeks old. I put food and water into the coop and had to put in a light to get them to go inside at night. Now they are 9 weeks old and go inside and roost before i turn the light on. Do i still need the light and food...
hi everyone, im new to chickens and this site. I have a chicken tractor made from a trampoline frame and while moving it yesterday one of my Rhode Island Red hens (8 weeks old) got her leg hung in the frame. She now hops around on one leg but manages to still climb the ladder into the henhouse...
It's around 75-80 deg in our utility room with the ac vent shut off. There are 15 of them and I really need to get them outside they are very restless and getting out of the cardboard box.
I am planning to move my 4 week old RIR chicks outside into my new chicken tractor and henhouse today and was concerned about going from inside my home to outside with a heat index of 103 this weekend. Will it be too hard on them?