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I have 8 Orpington chicks hatched 4/13-4/14. They are from eggs I got off Ebay. (See thread-should I count my losses now) Hens choice dozen. He had about every color of Orpington and as far as I know they were kept in separate pens. I'll start with 1 chick at a time

I purchased some Orpingtons off of EBAY from someone who had decent reviews. We made arrangements on a shipping date and when I went to check in, they are no longer a registered user. Too my surprise though, I did get the eggs. They were filthy! Poop and mud all over them. I let them sit 24...

When I made the decision to get chickens (its been 4 years) I decided instead of day old chicks from a Hatchery (like in the past) I'd do something different and try hatching eggs. I went with 4 different breeds My 1st group arrived today! Welsummers (11 eggs) I'll let these sit for 6 hours...

What is the purpose of putting material down in the run? I have half of my run covered (with entrance into coop) and the other half will have bird nettting over the top. I read about people putting gravel, sand or wood chips down. But what is the purpose for laying on an additional material over...

I've been seeing some people on social media say the boxes should be covered until close to laying age. My dad who has raised chickens for 40+ years says this isn't necessary. I've got my roost bars well above the nesting boxes Thoughts * opinions? Side note: I'm starting my flock with...

I have plywood, id like to cover, prior to laying bedding. We initially were going to use Blackjack 57, but it's very hard to find in the sticks Mn & it isn't cheap. I've look through the forum and I see the majority of people use vinyl. I've always been under the assumption vinyl isn't...

Picked up this 6x6 coop for $300, got it home and discovered it was a mess. Being that I wanted bigger anyways we tore it down to the studs, and made it into a 6x10 Still need to add another vent on the north side, get another window in, door in, insulate and finish the inside roost and nesting...

Hi I'm Alison and have joined to learn more about chickens and hopefully get some good advice. We live in Northern MN and currently do not have chickens. I've personally never had chickens, but my dad has from the time I was born. Majority being RIR, Leghorns and barnyard mixes...