Recent content by OaktownChicks

Thanks for the great advice! I'm taking all of it. I'll be nice for another week, then, into the coop they go!

I have a new set of chicks. They've been in a big plastic tub in my kitchen since they were born. When they were 4 weeks old, they started taking field trips outside, in sight of my existing flock. They are seven weeks old this week and finally met the big hens. All is going well. However, at...

I live in an urban area with a small yard and not much composting space, not sufficient to rotate piles. Plus, I'm all about minimal effort. I have a heap (about a cubic yard which is the minimum to get heat in the middle) that I just throw the poop and bedding on. Sometimes I throw in some...