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    Set up a new perch or no?

    Hi all! I am a chicken newbie and could use some advice from those with more experience. I have five 6 month old buff Orpington hens that have been together since they were a week old. I didn't see much aggressive pecking order behavior until about a month or two ago when they really started...
  2. V

    New to BY chickens, perch question

    Hi, my name is Vicki and I am new to backyard chickens. I helped my roomies in California care for 20-30 chickens for a couple of years and found them fascinating. I am in Texas now and I got barred-rock chicks this spring. I raised 8 chicks and gave 5 to a farmer friend. I kept just 3 for...
  3. FeatherSwift93

    Perching

    All my little chicks are perching on the stick I put in their pen!
  4. FeatherSwift93

    Starting to perch!!

    My chicks are starting to perch! I put them a little stick in their cage last night and zip tied it around the cage so they don't wobble!
  5. V

    Metal Perch Solutions (Chicken Tractor)

    Hi All, I just built a chicken tractor out of electrical metal tubing (light weight and will last better in my climate). I didn't think about the perches. They are metal also. Any idea what I can wrap them with to help keep the girls warm in the winter time? Thanks, Valerie
  6. Diveks

    Coop considerations for brahmas?

    Ive decided to make a new coop as my older coop was getting a bit cramped and ive noticed how it was falling apart. I have a brahma cockerel and some brahma pullets in the flock so i wanted to put their bigger bodies into consideration. I have realized that my brahmas have a problem jumping up...
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    Chicken roost guidance

    i need some suggestions on how to setup perches for our chickens. We will have 20 chickens sleeping in here and need to make sure we have some roosts setup. My initial thought was to put several 2x4’s going left to right. I want to take advantage of the height of the coop. What do you think?
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    Perches in run
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  9. Blocks, Bricks, and Pavers -- The Critical Chicken-Keeping Equipment the “Chickens 101” Articles Don’t Mention

    Blocks, Bricks, and Pavers -- The Critical Chicken-Keeping Equipment the “Chickens 101” Articles Don’t Mention

    As dedicated DIYers my husband and I have accumulated a collection of random concrete blocks in different sizes, concrete pavers, and bricks that I used both for my in-town flock and my new, country property chickens. First thing in their life-cycle, concrete papers under the chicks’ feeder and...
  10. valper

    How can I keep my chickens from roosting on the barn beams?

    My chicken coop is a repurposed large room in my old barn that I fixed up for my first flock. They have plenty of roosting bars (made from trees) and places to "sit" if they need to, for example when they huddle up if it's cold. So even if they have several spots to choose from, they always...
  11. thessalonchick

    Turkey perch ?

    I have purchased 15 turkeys that I plan to sell for meat . However I can’t seem to find a straight answer on wether they should be using perches/roosts . I read that these can lead to breast blisters? So if I plan to sell them for meat should they or shouldn’t they have a perch/roost?
  12. itsbrittanypearl

    My little Pepper 🌶 🐤

    My little dominecker Pepper follows me around like a little puppy ❤ she's my little 11 week old love
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  13. divineangel94

    Repair

    I post way too much on here, lol. A few years ago my brother in-law built a large wooden chicken coop, but very sloppy. I have no idea on how to build one, however, I could use ideas. So I have some questions. How do you get rid of water stains? How can I build a new perch in there without...
  14. L

    Chicks raised by silkie refuse to roost

    Hi All, My silkie hatched out 3 Orpington eggs and has been an excellent mum for the past 12 weeks, however, mum and chicks refuse to roost. The silkie has always preferred the box. I have one other chook (a bossy French Marans) who is happy to perch, but the silkie and the chicks all squeeze...
  15. sunraysia

    Hens sleeping in nesting boxes

    Hi all, I have 2 hens who have started laying and a younger chicken who I think is about to start laying (they're all around 22-24 weeks). About a week or two ago I started to notice poop in their nesting boxes, and this morning I found their eggs with a bit of poop on them (Yikes!). Today I...
  16. D

    Chickens not jumping up onto perch in new coop

    Hi everyone This is my first post in the forum after being able to find plenty of advice on this forum over the past 2 years since owning chickens. When I first purchased my hens, I had a simple coop where as the hens walked in, they effectively walked onto the perches which were just above...
  17. chloeonz

    Handmade driftwood “jungle gym” for the chooks

    I have looked up so many ideas on pinterest for something the chooks can climb. There wasn’t a lot of variety but mostly people nail planks to tree trunks or have outdoor deck chairs available or build something. we have only just planted baby trees, and hubby doesn’t have time right now to...
  18. GhostGirlShannon

    Chickens won't perch in New barn

    Hello, we constructed a new Chicken Barn and it's very spacious with everything they could possibly want. The chickens refused to sit on the natural perch that my husband built. They prefer to huddle on the floor covered with pine chips. Why would they do this it's been about 5 days and...
  19. Christy’s coop

    Will they stop pearching when broody?

    So this spring I'm planning on letting my 1 and 2 year old hens hatch some chicks (non of them have ever hatched any as this is the first time they will be with a cockerel) but my 1 year olds all perch on top of the nesting boxs instead of lying in them when sleeping, but they go to lay there...
  20. Christy’s coop

    Will they stop patching when broody?

    So this spring I'm planning on letting my 1 and 2 year old hens hatch some chicks (non of them have ever hatched any as this is the first time they will be with a cockerel) but my 1 year olds all perch on top of the nesting boxs instead of lying in them when sleeping, but they go to lay there...
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