Good morning,
This is my second post but we had a rough night. One of our rescue cottontail kits died last night so I got to worrying (evan a word?) about our chickens.
We have 8Leghorns chickens which just began laying eggs. Except Sophie who appears to be a rooster. My husband and brother built the coop and covered yard. The yard is surrounded and roofed in chicken wire and stands prolly 4 feet tall. My brother decided to save us money so we are now all hunched back.
What bothers me most is our coop and yard were built to accompany Texas heat. We live in Texas hill country. We have flash floods. We live on top of a hill. And last two years we have had snow. How best do I prepare? Just add more straw? Raised plat form? (Hubby would kill me giving them their own chicky porch so water would flow underneath it.)
I appreciate any advice or suggestions. Thanks.
The crazy animal Lady
- Tranq
This is my second post but we had a rough night. One of our rescue cottontail kits died last night so I got to worrying (evan a word?) about our chickens.
We have 8Leghorns chickens which just began laying eggs. Except Sophie who appears to be a rooster. My husband and brother built the coop and covered yard. The yard is surrounded and roofed in chicken wire and stands prolly 4 feet tall. My brother decided to save us money so we are now all hunched back.
What bothers me most is our coop and yard were built to accompany Texas heat. We live in Texas hill country. We have flash floods. We live on top of a hill. And last two years we have had snow. How best do I prepare? Just add more straw? Raised plat form? (Hubby would kill me giving them their own chicky porch so water would flow underneath it.)
I appreciate any advice or suggestions. Thanks.
The crazy animal Lady
- Tranq