Recent content by Outdoorlover

It looks familiar because you've seen it on another thread where I was asking for suggestions on how to get my birds to roost. I've tried moving it a bit more off the wall, I've tried turning it on an angle, I even moved it to the middle of the floor , nothing worked! As suggested I even tried...

Thank you! We didn't cover the roof of the run to give the chickens some sun, since they already have under the coop that's covered, we were thinking of putting a tar cover on the roof of the run to keep it dry during the cold weather All 4 fit and they seem to like it, but they still sleep on...

Thank you! Thanks for your info and Tips! They are open and only covered with 1/2" hard cloth, and we have vents on front and back wall and on top of the roof...I hope it's enough

Thanks! I just had to have arched doors! The water I was going to try what you posted above with the submersible heater I have 4 birds Is this what you mean by eaves ventilation?

@aart you asked to see the inside...this is what it looks like, we still need to put molding around the windows The side walls are identical (those windows do not open), front and back walls are identical other than the doors (one has screen door, and the the other has a small chicken door)

Thank you so much! My lunch break's over I'll be back to post more pics after work

Hello everyone This will be my first winter with chickens and I'm so nervous!! I can only hope that the coop we built is good enough for Michigan's weather, even if it won't be heated, but there is still so much more I haven't figured out yet 1 How do I keep water from freezing? 2 How do I...

Yup me too! :p

My Buff O. spent some "practice" time inside two of the 3 nesting boxes this past few days, I thought for sure that's where I was gonna find the first egg, instead she dropped it right in front of the entrance door! I took the golf balls out of the boxes, thought maybe that was the problem, now...

I just found my first egg! It is from my Buff O., she turned 5mos old two days ago, and has been "Squatting" for about a month.

Thanks for the tip, I should try that with my grey, she's been laying eggs for several weeks now!

Welcome! :)

3 of them are pretty lay back they usually only follow! My buff O. she's the instigator, always looking for something new to explore and destroy! The coop is attached to the run, they have shade under the coop! I put cardboard in the coop for them to shred, that should keep them busy for a...

I'm thinking "country" more than age :)

LOl I was starting to wonder if anyone knew Calimero! :)