This chicken adventure has been a rewarding hobby that has added something my kids and I can bond over. These are the first eggs from 2 of the oldest chickens that my kids get to enjoy. These egg cartons are great and came with my Omlet coop purchase.
I got the large coop with the 6 foot extension and then added the 6 x 9 walk in extension. I am a big fan of the Omlet brand because the quality of their products exceeded my expectations. I have read the negative comments others have written but I find no truth in them for my own experience. I...
I am a big fan of the Omlet coop and run. I bought the large coop with 6 ft extension and then added a 6 x 9 walk in extension.
I did have to add the 1/2 inch hardware cloth around the perimeter to keep preditors from reaching in but that was a easy adjustment.
I keep 10 bantam chickens of...
Finally I am getting down to the end of all my chicken shuffling and getting down to the group I will be permanently keeping in my chicken flock.
Tomorrow I will be giving away 15 of my bantam chickens and selecting the 10 who will stay to be part of our family long term.
With the giveaway...
Beautification of the area is still an ongoing process but my backyard Chicken Mecca is coming together better then envisioned. Added a few bantams to the new coop.
2nd coop and run almost completely set up now. This one is for my bantam chickens. I have another weekend or two of work before it is completely done. It is an Omlet brand and I am really content that I went this route. Looks great and will compliment my landscape nicely.
Spent this weekend preparing the area in my lower yard where I will be assembling my Omlet brand chicken coop with walk in run next weekend. Spent this weekend making a retaining wall and then filled it in with dirt and mulch. I had 5 yards of top soil and 7 1/2 yards of red fir mulch dropped on...
Had a attack on my chickens this past week.
Some animal ( Thinking maybe a cat ) was able to reach their paw right through the chicken wire and into the run at 3 different points and killed 3 of my chicks.
I lost my black copper Maran, lavender Orpington, and cream legbar.
To keep anything...
You have a really nice looking set up with your chicken coop and run. You definitely did a great job with it. Would love to have my own looking like this some day.