Virginia

[buckock]

Good morning! If you're looking for chicks in central Virginia, we (Glendale Farms) will be having a Chick Day on Sunday April 6th. 200 pretty little peeps including sexed pullets as well as farm raised Welsummer and Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. We are at the end of Haw Branch Ln (14006 Haw Branch Ln), Amelia VA and the event will be from 11-3PM.

Bring a sack lunch and a quilt if you want to set under the old Magnolia Trees.

 

[FlockAround-andFindOut]

6 week old bantam roos need to be rehomed. I've got 5 to place right now. I'm not 100% on what breed. They look like buff brahma bantams. I've already got 3 boys and can't keep more than that.

 

[Brahma Colic]

I'm located in Amelia, Virginia (ZIP 23002), and I'm looking for Mottled or Porcelain Brahma chickens. If you have any hatching eggs, chicks, or a breeding pair available, please let me know.

 

[mirmbuzz]

Hello! I live in Fairfax County and I am a first-time chicken-raiser. I currently have seven 3-4 week old chicks: 3 Rustic Rocks, 2 Silkies, 1 Delaware, and 1 Rhode Island Red (I say currently because if any turn out to be roosters, I'll have to re-home them). This all started because I signed up my kids for the 4H Embryology program, and my stepdaughter got so into it that I agreed we'd build a coop. Anyone up for sharing what their coop looks like? I am having trouble nailing down a design that works well for our hot humid summers and occasionally cold winters (the week of sub-freezing temps this past January is very much on my mind!).

 

[MROO]

Hello! I live in Fairfax County and I am a first-time chicken-raiser. I currently have seven 3-4 week old chicks: 3 Rustic Rocks, 2 Silkies, 1 Delaware, and 1 Rhode Island Red (I say currently because if any turn out to be roosters, I'll have to re-home them). This all started because I signed up my kids for the 4H Embryology program, and my stepdaughter got so into it that I agreed we'd build a coop. Anyone up for sharing what their coop looks like? I am having trouble nailing down a design that works well for our hot humid summers and occasionally cold winters (the week of sub-freezing temps this past January is very much on my mind!).

Mine is a converted wooden playhouse. It started out as my niece's fort, was moved to my house for my children to wear out and became MY playhouse when the kids outgrew it. The biggest cost was the hardware cloth.
Playhouses can generally be found pretty cheaply, sometimes in a "Free-You move it" ad. They're sturdy and easy to convert. If it's one with a sandbox under it, you have an instant run! If yours has a swing set attached, the A frame is easily converted to a large run ... and you can leave the swings intact for the birds!

EDIT to Add: If you want to build your own from scratch, a playhouse kit is a great way to go, too. The downside of a kit is that the good ones can be expensive. The upside is that the parts are precut, the hardware is included (except for HW cloth and sturdy latches) and you end up with a sturdy coop that can be customized as you go.

 

[Midnight Maran Momma]

I'm lucky enough to have a very patient and handy husband who helped me with mine, after the hundredth revision. I didn't anticipate having a chicken small enough to use the crossbeam as a roost, but our one Prairie Bluebell Egger loves it up there! The rest of our hens (Copper Black Marans and Easter Eggers) roost on the two roosting bars on either side with plenty of room. I was originally worried that the windows would hit them too high and they'd get frostbite on their combs, but thankfully, when they're roosting, the windows are actually lower, so they have to bend down a bit to see out of them. We also have plexiglass windows framed, but propped out and used as awnings to keep the rain out and still allow plenty of ventilation. Both sides have a clean out door, so I can close the pop door, open the nesting boxes (to help air everything out) and both clean out doors, then simply push everything out one side into a wheelbarrow with a broom. Our pop door is solar, as is their light inside (because the Marans were afraid of the dark, and would only huddle on their 'porch' deck, but wouldn't go in voluntarily until we gave them a light in the coop). We just got a solar fan yesterday to help cool the coop as it's getting hotter, and we're adding roofing panels to the run, to keep out other bird's droppings and the rain. Under the coop is mostly sand, which they love to cool down in, and we now have a kiddie pool in the run, where it's got bricks (in water) for them to stand on and cool their feet, as the bricks draw the water up so they don't drown (most of our birds are Not bright ).Oh! Lastly, we have planter of bee and lemon balm along the run, along with several kinds of mint. They Love the leaves, and get some daily.