Recent content by MRichmond

My nesting boxes are inside, but raised off of the floor by 18-20”, so there is still room underneath. My coop is walk-in, but I can gather eggs by just opening the door and reaching into the boxes if I don’t have my coop shoes on.

Carolyn, It sounds like you have a great place for them. I’m happy about that. We have another egg layer. Towanda, the Buff Brahma, has laid 2 lightly-speckled brown eggs, one today and one yesterday. I thought it would happen soon. It just wasn’t right for Daisy to do all the work, LOL! I...

I have the Ador1, too, and really like it. The girls no longer have to wait for me to get out there to go out and I don’t have to worry about them if I’m away from home in the evening. I have it set for early opening/late closing. It will also open a few minutes after it closes and stay open for...

Carolyn, Your coop looks cute. Out of curiosity, what size is it? They’re currently in a 6x6 coop with a 10x10 run. I put so much work into it...I guess I’ll have to sell it.😢 We had planned to fence in part of the yard so they had free range area, but hadn’t gotten to it before the cold...

If you have a coop and run and could give them a good home, I’d be willing to meet you half way. I think Breezewood is about halfway between us. We have a little time because our house won’t be going on the market until early spring. Let me know what you think.

Yes, it really does. I’ve really enjoyed them. We’re lucky that we own our old house outright, so we can move back in, but it’s in town and has a very small yard. 5 days before we found out, we picked up 2 standard poodle pups so it should be interesting with the rest of our menagerie. I sure...

I’m in Western PA about 10 minutes west of the Pittsburgh International Airport. Where are you?

Thank you very much! ❤️

It really pains me to have to do this, but due to unforeseen events, we find we must downsize within the next couple of months, so I need to find homes for our girls. I really hate to do this, but the town we’re moving back to doesn’t allow chickens at all. We have one that started laying, but...

I’m terrible with keys, so tied the coop key to the coop door, so I don’t have to search for it. This works pretty well, as long as the raccoons don’t get too smart.

These girls all hatched in June, so they’re 28 & 29 weeks old. Their run is covered by a dark tarp, so they probably need more light. I’m going to wait until spring to tackle that...at least it’s warm and dry.

:D:D Daisy, our Dark Cornish is the first of our flock of 8 to lay eggs. She must have laid one yesterday as there was a cold one in the nesting box. I imagine it froze overnight, since it was 24 when we got up. I know it’s not a huge deal, but I half expected them not to lay until spring. Large...

I love torties! I had one when I was a kid named BC for burned cookie. The names kids come up with, huh?

You’re a braver soul than me!