Recent content by Yimmij

Thanks for replies, it is a pretty friendly bird

Got Gold Laced Wyandottes all have yellow feet but one has greenish gray feet and is much lighter in color; looked pretty much the same as chicks when got at Rural King

My guess is pullet with all that gold lace on it's back

And i am just wondering about the inside of the coop; i think i will redo it, a littke smaller

8’x8’ half is coop with run under coop and run entire other half So sleep coop run the rest Also door in run to range in fenced areas that i’ll rotate I’m in central OH

I have 4x8 and nest box is inside so 4x7 I made roost of two 48” 2x4 with thin wall on nest side and another on side to go out to run, it seems sorta to big and like only a lane to get to nest or roost and not much other room Think 7 chickens I guess question is, do the need much room other...

Thank you, nice to use what already have with the price of wood now a days!

Thanks for input!

Using wood i already had, i Got a 11” wide , 13” Deep, and 14” high at front 24”in back - angled back so they won’t get on top Question is, will 11” be wide enough Dual purpose breed like hampbar ( is what local store usually has)

Thanks i’ll check it out; i see some Omlet brand fencing i need to check out too

Thanks, that was pretty much what i was thinking - accept risk. Just wanted see what others thought. Raccoon, weasels fox, chicken hawks are probably worst here some coyotes, skunk,opossum

Have 4x8 coop with 8x8 run (half under coop) Want to make another run out of chicken wire for a “free range” area but still control where they can go ( and keep out of neighbors gardens) Use metal posts and 4 to 6’wire or something like that omlet fencing Probably only use primarily when...