Hello! We used to keep ours in the garage (in a large dog kennel) until we finally just decided to remodel the coop and build a brooder added on to the coop. THANK GOODNESS! The hutch sounds nice. You may could place the wire door away from the wind (if that is possible) but I would totally go...
Oh yes! One of my girls is so naked right now. She is in a hard molt. She had no feathers on her legs, her tummy, her breast, and her wings were looking space. lol She has tiny pin feathers finally starting to grow. She doesn't look so silly now. I have been giving her extra protein to help her...
I had this issue and ended up finding mine on Craigslist. I know that Craigslist can be iffy about poultry (or anything actually) but this guy was pretty reputable and place was very clean and nice. My chicks bonded fast. It was super cute to see and now they are inseparable.
I live in Georgia! I just went to the TSC animal swap and they didn't have much there. I felt bad for all the chicks panting in the heat. :( BUT I did see some super cute ducks, silkies, barred rocks, golden comets, crested leg bars, and a really pretty rooster tail!!!!! It was fun!!!! I held a...
Hi katiedarling! I live in Senoia and I have not been successful in locating a poultry vet near us. Most of them are in the Atlanta area from what I have read. I have never used a poultry vet but it is nice to know that there are some within reasonable driving distance. I hope that your chickies...
I did have to put them in the coop. They were waiting to go to their little coop. Right now they are breaking my heart. They are walking around in circles in the coop and clucking very loudly. They are very unhappy. They are chasing the other chicks off the roost. It will take them some time to...
Tonight is a frist! Our two big girls will be sleeping in the big coop tonight. They have had their own little coop for 4 months or so. They free range everyday. We have had them interacting with the little ones for about a month now and they seem to get along. Right now they are angrily pacing...
Sanchabird said that they used two washer pans in their coop so they didn't have to shovel. These are washer pans:
You put your washer on top of them to help with leeks and moving them around. I never thought about putting them in a coop. I didn't know what they were either until I had a...
We used Sweet PDZ on the poop board. It is not the granules but the fine powder. It works very well and super easy to scoop to poop out. Washer pans are a neat idea! And easier is a must! Especially when you have many chickens! Thank you for the compliment.
I finished the sand box! I scrounged around my yard and scrap pile to find the supplies I needed. I also stole a few pieces from my guy that was busy building our angled nest boxes! I usually try and level but I figured that since this would be outside and pooped on it really wasn't necessary...
The poop board was totally my guys idea! It is such a life saver!!!! Makes it so much easier to clean up their poop! AND....and soon as they stop sleeping on the floor we will probably get rid of the deep litter method and switch that over to Sweet PDZ too. They are only in their coop to eat...
My little ones (these are only a few) love to sit on the roost during the day and occasionally take naps but at night....no such luck! lol They all want to pile on top of each other in the corner. I am sure they will eventually "get it"! We have three that were up there tonight. Smart little...
Thank you very much. :) a lot of work but worth it. We are installing nesting boxes at the moment (our guys are only 10 weeks old) and last night I built them a covered sand box. :D our run is covered with fresh mulch so I added some fun sand. We get bored around here sometimes and just build...
Someone that has them. If it isn't a crested cram leg bar then do you have any idea what it is? I have two. One with a Mohawk and one without. Same color and same markings. I have been confused about these two for a while :) all help is appreciated!
I just found out today that what I thought were two Blue Wheaton Ameraucanas are actually team crested leg bars! What a nice surprise! We bought them straightrun and ended up with a pullett and a cockerel.
This is my pullet growing her mullet!