We usually leave the feeder on the ground in their small run. I think it's actually for chicks - plastic with no way to hang it.
I'll try moving the hose and see if they gravitate to that spot. During the day they are loose in the yard and thankfully we have plenty of shade.
We live in...
Went outside last night to secure the coop (small since we only have three chickens) and found slugs all over their feeder. And then it looked like the ground around it was alive. Earwigs everywhere! Ack! I hate earwigs. I grew up in FL and earwigs remind me of cockroaches. Yuck! Guess...
My husband, in an attempt to make the best of craigslist, made this add. Enjoy
We love this little guy, but our city does not allow male dinosaurs, and he has started making the most god-awful racket in the mornings. Nothing worse than the call of an adolescent male dinosaur to...
Here is what helped me see the pic better:
click on the picture
under picture click on "original" (lower right corner)
click on the part of the picture you want to magnify
Of course, since I know so little about chickens I can't help you out even with magnification.
I never had a desire to have chickens. Never.
My married daughter had a few too many chickens and we let our 12yo daughter bring some home. They were 4-5 weeks old at the time. Fast forward six weeks ... I talk about our chickens all the time. I've turned into the crazy chicken lady...
I apologize in advance if my questions seem silly, but we are completely new to chickens and farm stores.
I have had a few people ask me if my chicks were vaccinated for Mareks. I have no clue. My adult daughter bought the chicks from Wilco and gave us a few of her extras. Do any of you...
There are a lot of designs out there, and a lot of really cute looking coops. It is overwhelming, to say the least. When I am overwhelmed, I will gladly pay for some well documented, well thought-out plans.
I'd been following a forum post where they were talking about using a horse stall...
Again, I don't have any experience. Here's what it says on the Oregon Poultry Swap website, "...we are able to come together and buy, sell and trade our poultry, our homemade goodies, and handmade gifts." If you go to the website, you can click on "Photo Albums" tab and see what one is like...