j23cuevas
Hatching
Hi so I'm gonna just tell a bit about our little farm. In February we bought 12 gold sex link chicks from the feed store down the street all females. They started laying in mid June. We lost a gen last month not sure how we never found her. We also had to remove a hen (waffles)that was being picked on really bad(could figure out who the bully was) last month as well. So now everyone seems to be doing ok. We are getting 8-10 eggs per day waffles hasn't laid since sometime in late July or August we think she might have been the gen our dog attacked when we first moved them outside this spring. We are expecting a hard freeze this weekend our first freeze of the season. I'm trying to figure a few things. First should I put waffles. Ack with the flock the makeshift coop we made her I don't think will keep her warm with the cold weather. Second what's the best watering bowl. We have a five gallon plastic one but it's hard to keep the clean with the alge. Would a basic bowl work like a large one for dogs maybe. I scrub out the alge the best I can but I can't get it all and I don't want to be outside all wet in the winter. Our run is about 10x10 we are planing to cover it with tarps for winter cause we get killer winds and I'd like to keep the snow and rain out. Should we let them free range in the chicken yard in the winter or just keep them penned in the run next to the coop. Anyway just a bit about our chicken farm any help ideas or anything would appreciated thanks
Jenn
Jenn
