Recent content by HerdAndHome

Woot woot! Sans finishing touches - like the correct ridge cap and cleaning windows and installing perches... the Funky Chickren Coop is mostly complete. I bled, sweat and nearly cried for sure putting the coop back together. It was given to me, but needed some work. So it is not my design, just...

I had a new washer delivered from Costco and the driver thought I was nuts because I was equally excited about the box it came in. "You see, I'm getting chickens..." I told him. 🙃

Thank you so much for your reply! I have, since posting, acquired a 15'L x 5'W Retriever kennel that I will use as a run. I'm going to build a shed roof over it and make the kennel a hardware cloth fortified sandbox. I have lots of creeping, slithering, flying predators and no cover so the...

Much like there's no such thing as a free puppy, it's the same for a chicken coop. I am mighty grateful to have it though for sure. These folks lost their hens to predators so they finally gave up on keeping them after 10 years. Broken hearted, they just abandoned it as it was when the last...

My thoughts also. The people did use it with their hens. I would see it caked a little on the hen's feet after a rain. Can't say if it caused harm. I know that crystalline silica is pretty rough on skin and lungs. I think I'll save the paver base for making a patio to watch my happy hens...

I was given a coop, a dog lot run and a couple of bags of Pavestone Paver Base to use in the run on top of the earth floor. I'm not so sure about the paver base. There's a lot of sand (of course) and it comes with a handy "contains silica" warning. Also there are rock chips (of course.) I was...

Just saying...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am a pet sitter and I have cared for other's hens/roos for over 20 years. I want to have my own now. Well on my way! Need food, disease, care tips! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? First shipment coming 06/24/2024. I am...