HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT THIS SITE. BUT I LOVE THE SPIRIT OF THIS. GOOD TREATMENT. WELL, I LOVE REALLY LOVE MY CHICKENS. MY GOAL IS TO TREAT THEM THE WAY I WANT TO SEE ALL ANIMALS TREATED. I KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEM AS POSSIBLE. WHAT COULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST/VALUE TO SOME. I GIVE THEM RED LIGHT THERAPY. I MEAN REAL RED LIGHT THERAPY MEDICAL GRADE. THEY LOVE IT, I MEAN LOVE IT.
WOW...SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND. TODAY I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING THAT HENNIE WILL EAT. PLAIN RAMEN NOODLES COOKED (WITHOUT SEASONING) RUBBERY LIKE WORMS. THEN MIX SOME BROKEN UP SARDINES IN THEM. SHE IS EATING THEM...SHE THINKS THEY ARE WORMS, I BELIEVE HOPE THIS GETS OUT THERE AND HELPS SOMEONE ELSE
After buying 12 chicks from Tractor Supply in June Had raccoons dig in and kill all 12. So after working to make it more secure, got 8 Speckled Sussex from someone who's daughter shows at the fair. In 17 years the first time I had any predators dig in so I added hardware cloth to keep them from the run.
Wanted to share pics of our coop... We finally got it all set up the way I had originally intended (except I wanted the nest boxes in a different spot, but this works, too)! Just a few finishing touches, and it will be done! (After only a year and a half... )
One question, though - most of my hens won't go up to the top nest boxes to lay. Any suggestions to get them interested?