I stopped by BGMatt's place after the show a few weekends ago. He's got a super neat setup. He asked me, "what do you raise." My response?
I have mostly hatchery junk. They are my junk so I like them -- but I certainly understand that they are junk.
Now .. where I come from -- junk and...
I think it's just slightly unfair to call hatchery birds 'garbage.' I know how they work and understand that it's just better to buy birds from breeders or breed your own, but I've had many wonderful hens that came from the feed store. I've got one that's eight years old. She's a GSL that I...
Jess -- you can do a LOT better than 300 bucks for a coop like that. Heck, 300 bucks would just about buld you a shed like the one you have for your coop now!
I saw that .. and I tried to stop in time .. but I couldn't get over to the right quickly enough. My truck was empty, and I had some...
If it is failure to thrive there is not much one can do. Try electrolytes in the water, wet medicated chick starter and I would pair it with a friend a house them together. I will be home this afternoon if you would like me to drop by
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You are close enough to me that you should come see my stuff before you build yours.
I'd also recremend 4x8 if you can - good size cuz of what size lumber is when you buy it.
I even have a chicken coop book you can borrow :)
Be sure you are supplying chick grit before you feed anything but chick-starter - If you knew that -- sorry :) If you didn't its a common thing that folks new to chickens (if your not new then - well, sorry :) ) don't know.