I am only going for 4 because I have to move them back and forth from mtns. to coast twice a yr. Done it before but with too many chickens to round up early in the morning of the trip is harder. Say a prayer chicken math does not happen...............................................
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Sounds really good. Put a switch for the lights inside the building and your home if possible. Going out during the winter when there is not enough light is tough. I worried I might fall carrying a flash light and sometimes water.
I had some pads for my chicks but the chicks began to peck and scratch them so out they went and I now use the wood chips on top of linoleum. Everyone has to use what will work for them. I have the full sized hens in the coop when I Have hens. I will get my chicks in Feb. or March from a local...
Very Good info. By the way , I do have a building and it is a walk in. Love that. The biggest problem I have is my hb. put the nest under part of the drop board much to low for me to clean out easily. I can reach them on the porch area from outside but they still are awfully low down to...
When I began keeping chickens I new to have wide roost, plenty of space, but what else have we learned. Me for one would like an easy way to clean the drop boards under roost from the outside. Maybe some kind of slide out with a drop lip to make it easy to scrape off. Then it would be...