Help, my crossbeak didn't rush out of her coop this morning to eat with the rest of the girls. She stayed up in the coop. Went into the nesting box, which is very unlike her. She finally came out after a bit and then went under the coop and stayed in the very back corner, away from the other...
Do you also have one of these over your nesting boxes? This is ingenious by the way. I was going to hang a roosting rail over my nesting boxes in my coop because it a little oddly shaped, but wondering if this might make clean up a bit quicker....
Hi, I built a fairly large chicken tractor about 7ft tall and about 10 feet long that I will move around my yard every 3-4 days a week with a chunnel out to another coop/run that they can go into and be safe in the back yard that is also mobile. The goal is not to have them stationary during the...
Hi, I have 4 chicks that are 3 weeks old and I wanted to add more to my bunch, should I set up another brooder for my new chicks and then integrate them when the new chicks are a bit older? and how should I go about integrating them if they are in separate brooders and only a few weeks apart?
Help. I have this little guy and this is just getting worse by the day it seems. He or she is eating and drinking fine, or at least seems so. I keep topping off food and water and checking on them all day. Please advise if I need to put down or if they'll live an ok life.
I just got chickies and this was wonderful and helpful! I really appreciated you tossing out temperatures for reference. That helped a lot as to when to try this out and purchase chicks. I also liked your ideas and your set up. Very au natural and ecosystem friendly. Bravo!
I'm new and have 4 chicks, but have heard of things like Gumboro, Newcastle disease, some other diseases and some different vaccines that can be admintered throughout their growth into adulthood. But, do I need to vaccinate for all of this? What are the most logical vaccines for a small backyard...