perches

Hi everyone, I am in a quandary and wondered if you could help ? I currently use hemp shavings aka Auboise, Chanvre in the nesting boxes. It’s nice and soft and comfy for them. However now I don’t know what to put under the perches. I used to use straw from the local farmer but my girlz got...

Curious to get your thoughts on my flocks sudden inability to roost peacefully at night. A week or two ago I noticed that our flock of 6 (5 hens and 1 rooster) were being aggressive towards each other each night as they began to roost. They've always generally been pretty peaceful about finding...

So I was scrubbing all the disgusting heat-baked poop off my roosting bars this morning. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be awesome if there were some kind of rubber or silicone cover that just pops on and off a 2x4? Instead of washing and scrubbing the wood (and leaving it damp), you...

We are working on our coop this weekend and still trying to decide how to setup the inside. Our coop is 4x6. I would love to see some pictures of inside a similar size coop!! Thank you!

Hi, I’ve had 3 brown hybrids since May, and about 4 weeks ago I got a light Sussex hybrid and 2 black copper maran hybrids. Housing them was a struggle at first, for 2 weeks we had a wire divider through the run and the indoor coop as well. So they could see each other at all times but not...

Just a fun poll. And please post below why you use your type and what you chickens tend to prefer! Please also check out this poll: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/are-your-roosts-equal-heights.1403369/

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...

Even though there was lots of room on the perches, my chickens refused to share them. Often there would be one chicken on the top roost, three on the bottom, and the rest of the hens would try sleeping outside. It was very frustrating moving them into the coop each night. So, I downsized my...