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Well, I've started to question if our 5 month old "Marshmallow", is a roo. No crowing. We've started getting eggs from 2 of the 3 birds, but I can only be positive of 1 bird is definitely a layer, and not sure which of the other 2 is laying. Her comb and wattles just keep getting bigger, and I'm...
Some more modifications. Added an Omlet auto door.
Also changed the door on the back to access the nesting boxes. The door in the plans went all the way down to the floor, and the pine shavings would get caught in the hinge area. So I used my favorite chicken coop lumber, fence pickets. Bottom...
Update:
Now that the weather is getting cooler, I felt it was time to reinstall the side panel. 4 threaded inserts were installed in previously drilled holes, and the panel is held on by 4 SS machine screws.
Hello. We're in Brick. We have 3 chickens, a Brahma, a Jersey Blue, and a Jersey Gem we got in June for my daughters birthday from Jersey Chickens in Jackson.
So I removed the panel above the side door, and covered with hardware cloth. I'll replace the panel using threaded inserts and screws when the weather gets cooler.
We entered the realm of Backyard Chickens due to my daughter. She is 6 years old, and has Autism. Over the winter, they hatched baby chicks at her school. She became so excited about the chicks, that after reading about how they've been therapeutic for a number of people on the spectrum, we...
I had thrown some small round soffit vents in the sides for now, due to constraints.
I think I will remove the panel above the side access door, and replace it with hardware cloth. I'll install either t-nuts or threaded inserts there so when the weather cools off, I can screw the panel back on...
I forgot to add pics from the "chicken cam" I pointed a wyze at them when I introduced them to a nipple waterer in the brooder, to make sure they figured it out, and now it's looking out the window at them since they've moved outside.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
New, as of 6/16
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
3
(3) What breeds do you have?
Light Brahma
Jersey Blue
Jersey Gem
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their personalities
(5) What are...