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  1. ygritte

    Colorado

    rf- good luck with the integrating, sounds like a stressful situation. I agree with all the above advice. My little rooster got beat up a bit when first introduced, but now seems to be finding his place juuuust fine. I'm also happy to report that he seems to be charming the ladies, and I have...
  2. ygritte

    Colorado

    Thanks for the constructive critcism. My roosts are definitely less than 30 inches apart (22-25 if i remember correctly), but i think it's more about the angle in which you set the ladder. If it's too steep, doesn't matter how far apart they are on the ladder, poop is still getting on chickens...
  3. ygritte

    Colorado

    Morning all! I'm so excited for you COChix, I'm resisting getting an incubator but I don't know how long my willpower will last, specially if I don't get any broody hens to raise next seasons chicks. The rooster is starting to fit in over here. He seems to be getting the hang of things, and I...
  4. ygritte

    Colorado

    Sounds like quite the adventure! Hmm, gives me a lot to think about. How many chickens do you have give or take? Do you keeps any other animals or just chickens?
  5. ygritte

    Colorado

    Thanks for the input! He's only 4 months, so I'm hoping that's most of the issue, and he will just naturally move to alpha as he fills out and matures. Depending on how things go I might have to adjust my plan with the chicks. i was planning on setting up the brooder in the coop, just section...
  6. ygritte

    Colorado

    Whelp... I put the rooster in with the girls last night in the new coop. funny thing, he doesn't know how to roost, he prefers to just nestle down in the hay. I hope the girls teach him better. Anyway, He was really dominant to my little amercauna at first this morning and then got whooped on...
  7. ygritte

    Colorado

    Good morning everyone! 21- soil amendments can be exhausting, but I'm glad you finally had some luck with the tomatoes! I'm going to be doing a lasagna style of cardboard/compost/brown material over a portion of grass this year. I'm trying to go no till and adopt a lot of practices that...
  8. ygritte

    Colorado

    @21hens-incharge - Thanks! And hi! It's nice to see a fellow noco resident! Yeah, when I first got my hens I was in city limits, but moved out to the county (literally two blocks outside city limits) to an acre property and am absolutely loving to. Still close to everything Fort Collins...
  9. ygritte

    Colorado

    Hey all, I know I haven't been very vocal in here, but I just wanted to show off my first rooster! He's a 4 month old Deleware. He will eventually have some competition when I get new chicks at the end of March. Planning getting a pretty big mix of hens again, but trying out a rhode island...
  10. ygritte

    Colorado

    Hey all! So much is going on! Glad it appears everyone came out of the storm unscathed for the most part. I probably got about 2 ft, and have some very decent drifts that my kitten likes to tunnel through (weirdo). Chickens are pretty annoyed, below was their coop on Tuesday, they are dug out...
  11. ygritte

    Colorado

    @COChix - thank you! Deleware's are on my list. Do you use your birds for meat? I've looked into cornish as a possibility, but their egg laying leaves a lot to be desired. Are cornish mutts a happy medium between egg laying and a decent carcuss? @coop410silkies - your SS's are beautiful...
  12. ygritte

    Colorado

    I love the look of them for sure. Have yours gone Broody at all? I'm banking on a few broody brahmas :P Are they from a hatchery or breeder? Yours are so adorable!
  13. ygritte

    Colorado

    Hey Coloradoans! I'm up in Fort Collins and am starting to plan my chicks for this upcoming spring. Last year I got 5 hens (black jersey giant, buff orpington, silver laced wyandotte, welsummer, and a ameracauna) They have all done great and have helped me decide that I would like to create...
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