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Hey, I've had Lala, an Ameraucana, and Izzy, a Barred Rock, in a coop, laying eggs happily for about six months. They share one nest and seem fine with that. Over December, I took three new girls -- Peeps, an Australorp, Nono, a Red Star (though she's actually light yellow/white), and...

Thanks, all!

Remind me again, how early can new chicks get treats? I have a Red Star sex-link, a Black Star sex-link, and an Australorp, all 15 weeks old, who moved outside last week. (Seemed a little early, but they were getting huge -- the Australorp especially -- and I live in California, so it isn't...

Okay, cool. That's great to hear. I was worried that the openings for ventilation would effectively eliminate any benefit from insulation, but it sounds like that's not true. Cool! Thanks - any other suggestions still welcome.

I have some pretty noisy morning hens who like to wake up our neighbors (this is *backyard*chickens.com, after all ). I'm working on a new coop for them. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to keep things quiet in the coop -- that is, to let them bawk their lovely hearts out, but keep...

Here's the sort of thing I've done: My understanding is that locking carabiners, like those shown above, keep even the most determined raccoon out. These big ones secure the main coop door, and two smaller carabiners secure the egg door and the pen door. I know I've had some opossum and...

Thanks much, MissPrissy. (I do have a separate coop & pen for the new chicks, to start.)

Okay, I realize this sounds like a murder mystery title, but..... Over Izzy, our ~25-week-old Barred Plymouth Rock hen, has taken to crowing for about 10 minutes every morning at sunrise. No, seriously, she's crowing like a pro. She used to share a coop with our very loud RIR, Minnie the...

I believe MyPetChicken.com has some Buff Chanteclers. Not sure if they sell eggs or not, but worth calling them to ask.

I don't have a solution for you, but one piece of advice: once you figure out the culprit, get her out of the coop, right away. We had an egg eater that stayed in the coop for a couple of weeks (my wife didn't want to leave her alone in the basement, where she was crying plaintively, so she put...

Meet Minnie (the Mooch): (Picture taken at 7 weeks; she's now 25 weeks old.) We're looking to find Minnie a new home. She's a happy and healthy Rhode Island Red, and she lays a massive brown egg pretty much every day. However, there are a few reasons we can't keep her: 1) She's been...

We have a confirmed egg-eating pullet, Minnie, and my wife has been reluctant to take the standard BYC advice for such birds -- namely, get rid of them. I'm looking to see if there's any better option. I've seen a few references to rollaway nests, where the egg falls out of the nest bottom...

I did 12" on the one I built, and that was too much. It took the pullets about a month to get used to it, and even still they often go up some wire mesh on the side of the ladder rather than using it. I would probably do 6" or 8" apart next time.

Three clucks from Oakland. Happy to be here. I know there's at least one other coop on our block, though I haven't yet found the owner...

I agree, great setup. If you have any sketches or plans from which you worked, it would be great to see them. Thanks for posting!

We have sand in the run area and it's been great. I could see it being a problem if you were in a very rainy area (Seattle, say) and the chickens didn't have a good place for a dust bath. However, if the sand has a bit to dry out pretty often, it shouldn't be an issue. About once a week I...

Lala, our EE, was first out of the chute, so to speak. Went right to the nest box, too! Over Izzy, our Barred Rock, followed with some dive-bombs from the roost, but she's since learned from Lala and started using the nest. Yay!

(First, glad to see another Oakland chicken fan! We're in Temescal with three chickens.) It sounds like you did the right thing. Most of the advice I've gotten is to be sure to check the nest for eggs very often. Also, you can place some wooden eggs or golf balls in the nest, and the...

I was wondering this, too -- we got the first three eggs all in one day from our three young hens, and then nothing for the next two days. I wasn't sure if I should be looking out for any problems (what's it called when an egg gets stuck?). Seemed weird that they all started at once and then...

Oh, man, I'm so dumb. The day after that last post I went outside and Minnie had laid her first egg. Maybe that's why she was bawking away! Serves me right for not thinking of it. No eggs today, though. Hope she starts bawking again soon. Thanks again for the help and ideas.