Good morning from the Lake Murray area of SC :)
Doing good here, thanks for checking-in ... no time for chickens yet because we've been so busy working our regular jobs, plus loads of arthritis pain due to winter cold and rains. Soon, my dears, soon... God's timing ;)
There are so many conflicting replies on here, from "good job doing what you could", to "that's horrible". My words are apparently not being read all the way through. I thought I wrote it so it would be understood, but apparently not, now it is out of hand and I feel attacked. I didn't know I...
I KNOW THIS ISN"T A COOP, It is a NESTING BOX. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A BIGGER COOP to replace the small one on the other side of the yard. Everything was halted when the chickens were no longer available.
OK, I can't EDIT my original post for some reason, so here's more info:
Progress was STOPPED because the hens I was getting were apparently no longer being given away.
Roosts will be added.
The whole area is inside a fenced in back yard. Predators have never gotten back there with previous...
It's not rude, it's concern. Roosts will be added after I get hens. As I've said previously, we stopped because the hens I was getting were apparently no longer being given away. (this is JUST the nest, not the coop)
The whole area is inside a fenced in back yard. Predators have never gotten...
No, I mean two small boxes where only one chicken will fit in each one inside the nesting 'house' I had converted for them.
I may not know the proper wording, but I have a kid's toy horse barn that was converted into a 'bedroom' / house for two hens. Each hen will have one 14-inch wide box to...