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Thankyou for the posts...I did put the 2 silkies together where they all can see each other through the fence, so will play by ear I guess to see how its going. And yes we have Pits! Pit Bull Rescue hs been my obsession for years. Had 4, lost 2 past year and half to health probs with no...

We went to a Bird Fanciers meet last weekend and ended up coming home with a 4 1/2 month old Silkie Bantam pullet and a rooster from Roooster Rescue! Rooster doing well with our older hens but am worried about introducing our Silkie pullet to either of our 2 groups of bigger hens/roos as shes so...

Will def take lots pics and share as we progress! Have 12yr old and 17 yr old son helpers! Great family project and Im adding to my carpentry learn how! Im really excited and want it done yesterday but will prob take few weeks between farm job days and waitress by night. Free time is seemingly...

Neighbors had a 10 x 50 mobile home chassis sitting in the woods and I never gave it a glance until I thought about how to build the base of my new coop! Its up off ground with steel girders for support and didnt cost anything. They were happy to get rid of it. My husband very reluctantly helped...

how do I post a new thread or post?!? Ack! Im newcomer and cannot figure how to post new subject??

Patandchickens is 100% right about the space requirements and "professional opinion"! Too little space is a prescription to picking and cannibalism(this is horrible to witness or to find the carnage!) and the humidity issue speaks for itself. Our girls have extra space as they spend almost every...

Thank you for all the replies! I dont have a roo but wonder if they were faves of the previous at one time?? I did have 2 Barred Rocks that were clearly a roosters favorites with alot of missing feathers which mostly have grown back but was on their shoulder area not top of head and down neck...

Thanks, We are going to look around and get creative! So for 6 pullets, 3 barred rocks and 3 reds that we don't know yet LOL, a 6x8 or 8x8 would be enough room? I personally would go the 8x8 but if your girls are out daily, 6x6 may be a good fit. Theyre more or less coming in to roost and pop...

I have 3 Buff Orpington hens we aquired from someone selling them who said they were about a year old but really have to wonder? Theyve never had feathers covering their heads fully and a year later are actually thinning more. Is this a sign of an older hen or something else? Can we buy wigs to...

We have 13 chickens and our 7x7 coop was definitely too small a space for our large birds. Alot of picking was going on when they were inside throughout the long Northeast Kingdom winter. We added on another 7x8 section to open it up and it helped immensely! We have 13 happy birds in a 7x15...

I am new to the site. I have 2 kids home(3 grown), 3 rescued Pit Bulls, 13 chickens(2 Barred Rocks, 11 Buff Orps) and 1 patient husband who would let me bring home camels if I wanted them! LOL! I have referenced this site often and finally took the time to register. LOVE LOVE your site!