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I have approx 15 chickens in a coop. There is plenty of room in the coop and most of the time free range, plenty of food and water. I understand the pecking order. I have a variety of chicken breeds however I have an issue with 4 black star sex links who are trying to kill one of my Rhoda island...

With is starting to get colder here in Northern California (sometimes below 30 degrees) I have hooked up a heat light in the coop. Should I only have the light on a certain amount of time? (Darkness hours, morning to extend daylight hour?) I want to make sure that they can be comfortable and...

ChicKat, I love that ball!!! Unfortunatly they are out of stock This would work great for them. Thanks for the link! I will have to check out Walmart. Thanks all. If anyone has anymore advice I'm all ears and beaks.

I am looking for a nice size suet cage for my girls, possibly to put a head of lettuce into it and hang inside my chicken coop. Does anyone know where to get something like that or what to google to find it. The suet cages I found on line only fit a piece of bread for birds. I am looking for...

I have a total of 13 chickens and I have started getting egg production from four of my chickens. I normally get an egg from them once a day, However some days I might not get one from one of them. Is this normal with new layers? Obviously they have started off as little eggs but have gotten...

Thanks a lot Chicken Obsessed. That gave me some food for thought. Inside the coop run I use grass clipping's, I ran water into the coop so they have a waterer that stay full and put misters so when it gets hot. They seem to love it. Thanks again

So I have a above ground coop, pine shavings in my nesting boxes and straw on the floor. I have noticed that the straw on the floor either gets kicked out or moved and the chicken litter still gets on the floor. The question is: if I put shavings on the floor, will they lay thier eggs on the...

I originally designed my coop and run 6ft hight but decided I was going to save my back the trouble and went with 8 ft high. Good thinking on my part because when I come to visit with my girls i can just hang out inside without having to crouch. here are some pics.

Well we all learn from our faults but at least it made you aware of a possible issue. Thats whats great.

Hardware cloth is best best can get extremely expensive no matter where you buy it. I work for Home Depot and I tell my customers that a run around the bottom portion of the coop would be safe with hardware cloth. I buried a couple of layers of poultry netting underground around the coop and run...

Great year with Idol. My wife and I are avid fans. I do enjoy the new judges but it took a little while to adapt to their judging. Still miss Simon. Some people need some critisizm in order to understand that they can't sing. This years contestants have been great but this is still a competition...

I throw straw out in the run. Its seems to keep most of it clean. I had flies in the begining but they seemed to disapear. Dont know if that helped out but the run is doing well. As for the coop I started with straw but after reading many posts, I think I am going to the sand approach. Seems...

I love this site. I would have never have thought about sand. It would probably keep the wood cleaner inside as well. Another wonderful idea that will come in handy! Thanks all.

First off your coop looks great! However I would use some sort of wire (preferably hardware cloth) to keep the rats out. Rats are everywhere and get into anything. They also like the feed. Not to mention you dont want any unwanted waste from them which can make your chickens ill. We all usually...

As a fellow newcomer and Californian (northern). Welcome to the BYC site.

Some salt free Corn from a can. Still feeding from the hand to get aquainted with my little gals. I love when they pull your skin with thier beaks. What are other good treats for 2 month old chicks that would be safe for them?

Hello to all, Very inviting site!

Hello there, Used to live in NC. Nice to meet you.

New to the chicken raising game. 13 - 2 month old chicks. 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Americanas, 1 Brown leghorn, 4 White Leghorns (crossed between grey and white), and 4 Rhode Island Reds. I just decided one day to build a coop and start raising chickens. I have enjoyed every moment thus far and...