I was recently made aware of this forum and figured today was a great day to move our story here.
This is Angela. The resident Queen Bee of our flock was the first to lay, and has been an absolute unit. 66 eggs in 66 days on the same day that our flock reached egg 333. Angela, we salute you.
austra white chicks
black sex link chicks
chicken math is real
golden sex link chicks
pellet bedding
pullet shut
rat proof chicken feeder
rhode island red chicks
school chickens
snaplockcoop
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
While we've joked about having our own supply of fresh eggs, we never planned to raise chickens. As of last Friday we're now backyard chicken farmers(well garage, for now)!
Here's our timeline:
Thu: Our older child's class hatched 6...
austra white chicks
beginner
black sex link chicks
golden sex link chicks
pullet shut
rat proof chicken feeder
rhode island red chicks
school chickens
snaplockcoop
tractor supply chicks
Hi! I'm almost finished with my coop/run areas and my chicks will be here in a couple weeks so it will be some time before they are actually luxuriating in their new abode but I have discovered the idea of the deep little method. I love the idea but figured with our purchase of the SnapLock...
We already purchased this chicken coop:https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Plastic-Chicken-Coops/Formex-Large-Snap-Lock-Chicken-Coop-Up-to-8-chickens-p1269.aspx
We want to provide more room and create a run for our girls. The only issue is how do we safely attach the run to the plastic? I was...
I bought a second hand large snap lock chicken coop to house my 5 oversexed 6 month old serama cockerels a couple months ago. All the corners and joints have gaps. Freezing temperatures are just about here and I am wondering if anyone has had a similar issue and how they solved it. I am...