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Compost In The Chicken Run – FAQ – Housing
...scrapings, coffee grinds and desiccated oranges. Some of it the chickens eat (like tomato cores) and some they don’t (like banana peels.) If I toss it all to the hens, the entire run would soon be a mess of molding food. How to feed the chickens the worthwhile bits without sorting through these dregs? I don’t want to have two compost buckets on my kitchen counter. I have other stuff to compost, too, including weeds and damaged vegetables from the garden, and the muck and trampled on hay from the goat stall. There’s a lot of material from different sources,...
What To Feed Your Chickens – FAQ – Health and Behavior
What chickens eat and what chickens should eat are not always the same thing. Chickens are omnivores. That means they’ll snarf down just about anything, or at least try to! I’ve seen a hen catch and slurp down a snake like spaghetti. I’ve seen a chicken snatch a toad by it’s leg and all of the other hens go in a raucous chase after it, only, at the end to discover that a toad is not good eating. Chickens also eat less exciting foods, like vegetables, fruits, flowers and grass. They eat grains and seeds. They scratch the ground and...
Coop Dimensions And Design Criteria – FAQ – Housing
...air while sleeping. If possible, have roosts at varying heights because that helps with flock dynamics. A ladder-style roost is best, so that the heavy hens can hop up and down. There should be head room above the top run to allow for air flow. Windows: Sunlight is essential in a coop. Hens have very poor night vision. Even if it’s daylight outside, if it’s dark in the coop, your chickens won’t get moving, eating, or laying their eggs if they can’t see to hop off of the roost. Also, sunshine is a natural sanitizer. And, the hens appreciate a...
Introducing New Hens to an Existing Flock – FAQ – Health and Behavior
...for everyone by adding only as many hens as your coop can comfortably hold (design criteria in my FAQ.) Add an extra Auto Amazon Links: No products found. http_request_failed: A valid URL was not provided. URL: https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?SearchIndex=All&multipageStart=0&multipageCount=20&Operation=GetResults&Keywords=B000FJX82S&InstanceId=0&TemplateId=MobileSearchResults&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US Cache: AAL_61c54fa2bec426b801b57a79135fa256 and feeder in the outside run so there are no resource guarding issues. Supply outside roosts so that everyone has room to spread out, both out and up. Provide interesting foods that take a long time to eat, like pumpkin and big summer squash. If there’s enough space, food and distractions, everyone should figure out how to get along....
Chicken Manure Management – FAQ – Housing
Chickens poop. A lot. Each one of your hens will produce about a quarter pound of manure a day, which according to one source, is 1 cubic foot every six months (I haven’t measured it myself!) Birds don’t pee. Everything that they excrete comes out in one large plop. It’s big, bulky and smelly. It is also a potential carrier of disease and internal parasites, and is a medium that all sorts of unpleasant bugs, such as flies, want to live and breed in. Chicken manure is 75% water and is very high in nitrogen. As the nitrogen decomposes, it...
Cold Weather Care – FAQ – Housing
...at night. A few breeds are not cold-hardy. Silkies and frizzle-feathered birds can’t stay warm in a winter wind. Also, their feathers don’ t shed water and so it is lethal for them to get wet and damp in the winter. Standing in mud can kill them. It’s best to provide Silkies with spacious, dry, ventilated indoor housing for the winter. Also, some hens, and more often roosters, have big combs, prone to frostbite. Slather on some vaseline if you know the temperature is going to drop. Chickens appreciate a bright and sunny coop. Here’s my aged Eleanor, who has...
Setting Up Your Own Camera – FAQ
...most cameras support. One limitation is that network cameras allow only a small number of simultaneous users. The upstream bandwidth of your home Internet connection will also limit the number of viewers. Also look into one of the new cloud-based video services such as Dropcam. However these cams are generally designed for indoor use. Supporting many users If you want to allow many users to view your camera then consider a video hosting service that offers video streaming. Now your home Internet connection only has to upload a single stream from your camera up to the hosting service. The service...
Pecking Order – FAQ – Health and Behavior
...as much as it’s called “pecking order” the hens have all sorts of body language that they use before they have to resort to stabbing each other with their pointy beaks, and the low-status birds are smart enough to get out of the way. It is personality, not size that determines who is on top. I’ve found that the breeds that are the most active foragers and need the most space, such as Barred Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds, tend to be the dominant ones, and the Orpingtons, Cochins and Polish lower down. But, there are always exceptions. My...
Automatic Chicken Coop Door – HenBlog – Tuesday, June 25, 2013
...and where did you buy it? Christine O. Ours is also battery operated and we got it from Wells Poultry in England. http://www.chicken-house.co.uk/acatalog/automatic-chicken-door-openers.html Jaye Some additional info tha tmay be helpful: Supplier in U.S. http://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/rabbit-products/misc-products/2100-doorkeeper-outside-installation Manufacturer in Germany https://www.axt-electronic.org/eu_shop/en/shop/vsb/280/vsbb-elektronischer-pfoertner-mit-batterien?c=38 Customer review http://poultrykeeper.com/equipment-reviews/installing-vsb-door-keeper Lillian So I am a little confused. I have read so much about the health of the animals, chickens and rabbits, when they live together. We have 5 chickens, three pullets, two roos (they were all supposed to be girls) that are about three months old. Additionally, we have 5 chicks that are one month old (not sure...
Maintaining The Chicken Run – HenBlog – Wednesday, July 25, 2012
...she went in. Normally she'll go in on her own or sometimes with a little nudge from you. Dianne R Terry- Re your older gals- on average at what age would you say they stopped laying? Elaine @ Sunny Simple Life I am so tickled pink. I got my first egg today. It was squishy though but an egg. She acted so odd right before. Very lethargic for a couple hours. After the egg she was still very still but she made it up and perched for the night. Poor girl. I guess that is hard for a body to...
Protecting the Hens From Predators – HenBlog – Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Predators are everywhere. In the city there are raccoons and opossums. Even rats. (Uggh!) Some southern states have snakes large enough to down a chicken. There are fox and coyotes, bobcats and fisher cats. There are loose dogs (the worst) who trot through your yard and grab a hen. I live across from 800 acres of forest, with a wildlife corridor that extends, not even a mile away, to a river that is a national wildlife refuge. I live on a street where people walk their dogs – sometime off-leash. Woodlands border my yard. These tall trees are perches for...
Agatha’s (Mis)Adventure – HenBlog – Tuesday, September 13, 2011
...pretty. Maryann OMGosh ---- in the first pic, she looks like a hawk up there. Look at the girls milling about below saying, 'what the heck????...." So funny.....adventures in chicken keeping!!!! Your post continue to make us smile! Donna That sure sounds like a title for a book, Terry! She is so adorable! Scott_D My Phyllis, an Ameraucana/Easter Egger, is always trying to find new ways into places I don't want the chickens. Yesterday I found her in my herb garden. She seemed to know she isn't allow there and I watched how she got out. She had burrowed under...
Sand in the Coop Run – HenBlog – Friday, June 20, 2014
...to ground level. Each bag weighs 70 pounds. I can get them out of the car and into a wheelbarrow, but not out of the wheelbarrow and set down where I need them. This is why I’m grateful that I still have a teenage boy at home. Three hundred and fifty pounds of sand seems like a lot, but it doesn’t go far when you’re filling up pot-holes created by a flock of hens. The Gems free-ranged while I worked. Pearl, the fluffy cochin, spied what was going on. Sand, she says, provides for a true spa experience....
Rabbits and Chickens – HenBlog – Monday, April 13, 2009
...gets lots of exercise and my vet says that she’s the happiest, healthiest bunny he knows. (One caveat- rabbits chew on everything! Keep all wires out of the way or in conduits. They love foam insulation. Put it behind plywood. Don’t leave your plastic buckets where the rabbit can shred it.) She doesn’t need much special care. I haven’t had to trim Candy’s nails, because she digs in the dirt. I do sometimes put ointment on her ears because they get dry and sunburned. Candy seems to enjoy the hens’ company. She’ll plop herself in the middle of them. Sometimes...
Coco Joins the Flock – HenBlog – Tuesday, November 11, 2008
It’s always a challenge introducing a pullet to an established flock. Because my chickens are different sizes, ages and breeds (and currently in different phases of molt), there’s a lot of jostling establishing pecking order. It’s not as easy as introducing the new hen and saying, “play nice girls.” I have two flocks that live separately, except for when they roam the lawn together, and even then they don’t mingle much. The hens in the big barn are more assertive. In my experience, Barred Rocks and Wyandottes do not tolerate bantams, and that observation rang true this week. I let...
Compost IN the Chicken Run – HenBlog – Monday, March 12, 2012
...girls love it, they now get all excited when they see the shovel because they know whats coming. They get lots of juicy earth worms - one Bard Rock is always right there where the spade is going in, and is usually the first to get the worms. Fun to watch. lauren scheuer I followed your lead, and started piling compost in the back of the run. It's worked beautifully! Also followed your suggestion of putting sand in the muddy areas of coop and run. It has made ALL the difference. Terry Golson So pleased it works for you, Lauren!...
Chicken Run Maintenance – HenBlog – Monday, July 8, 2013
...on a regular basis, It is invaluable to our chicken's quality of life. Jenifer yes - this is a timely article because of the slick mud in our run too. We're debating the sand, but perhaps some pea gravel as well in paths, to provide a better surface for humans to walk on. I have been tossing in some peat moss to make the coop surface more soft - wondering about the wisdom of that now, ha ha. I just feel bad for the girls and it's terrible for the eggs when they lay - I've never had to wash...
Why I Don’t Use Deep Litter – HenBlog – Thursday, December 5, 2013
...of habit. My question is the outside area, thier run is deep composted shavings, straw leaves ect. Should I dig this out in the spring¿ There is no odor, its rock hard Terry Golson Unless the straw is chopped, don't use it. It doesn't absorb moisture and can mold. Long strands can also cause crop impaction. Chopped straw (1-inch or shorter) is good, though. If the pen has no odor, it's fine. But if it's rock hard and doesn't drain, that's bad. I've a number of posts about how I turn over my pen yearly and add sand for drainage....
Asparagus Bed – HenBlog – Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Several years ago I made the mistake of letting Candy into the vegetable garden in the fall. The chickens were scratching around in there, clearing the soil of grubs and cutworms, so I thought that the rabbit would like a hop-around. But, instead of playing, she was just as industrious as the chickens – which was good for her but disastrous for my garden. Candy dug a tunnel under the asparagus, about six inches down and all the way across the six-foot bed. She ate every root. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable that takes years to mature and establish. A...
Annual Chicken Pen Maintenance – HenBlog – Monday, October 19, 2015
...that teenager. (Note that the Auto Amazon Links: No products found. http_request_failed: A valid URL was not provided. URL: https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?SearchIndex=All&multipageStart=0&multipageCount=20&Operation=GetResults&Keywords=B000FJX878&InstanceId=0&TemplateId=MobileSearchResults&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US Cache: AAL_e4d94c7429655fadb2de80d33017e480 hanging on the right is filled with Manna Pro Crushed Oyster Shell Calcium Supplement For Laying Chickens - Poultry Treat - 5 lbs. – a calcium supplement. Offered like that, free choice, but up off of the ground, is tidy and prevents waste.) Three bags of sand in each chicken run are enough to aerate the soil. Right now everything is uneven and in big chunks. But the hens will set to work and smooth things out. Phoebe...
The Flocks Meet – HenBlog – Tuesday, March 15, 2011
...to each other! They've free-ranged together for years. Lulu is a crazy bird and Maizie is downright mean. No one else tussles. Ridiculous, really. Kit- Maizie isn't acting like a rooster. This is totally different aggression. It's dominance, pure and simple. In a normal situation, the chickens peck each other a bit, figure out who's boss, and that's that. Maizie doesn't stop. Combine that with crazy, huffy Lulu, and it's a bad combination! I'll be letting them near each other again, but this time, feeding treats. Whoever gets rude won't get to eat. That, and picking up the aggressor, helps....
Phoebe’s Choice – HenBlog – Tuesday, July 2, 2013
...the boxes. She is an independent girl who knows her mind, I guess. I have a 2-story rabbit hutch in my chicken coop that sits in the middle. If I have a hen that needs to be separated, I place her in there at night so she can still sleep with her sissies but not be bothered. Rabbit hutches are very versatile, aren't they? I am so glad we don't have mosquitoes here. jennifer bevins Phoebe is so pretty! Rebecca What a great way things turned out. Phoebe has chosen her own quarters, and it so good to see Buffy...
Thanks, IT Guy! – HenBlog – Thursday, July 23, 2015
...now it's working!!...I can see both outside runs (nothing much happening as it's 3 am in the morning over there....I'm in Australia) but anyway it all seems to be working. If Steve can explain it all, I'd be very grateful....computers are a mystery to me! Tracy Terry, I know that you write about hens, koi, goaties, gardens, wild birds and many other topics. And I'm sure some folks come to your site to learn more about any or all of these subjects. But I suspect that the reason most of us visit and read your posts is to 'visit' with......
The Goat Exercise Plan – HenBlog – Wednesday, May 25, 2011
...legs, theoretically, should be easier to shove than a goat on all fours. Right? Meanwhile, my heart rate was well elevated. Who needs step training when one is trying to juggle chickens, goats and a dog? The new trend in workouts it to do short, intense twenty-minute sessions. Accomplished! Once the goats were put back in their paddock, the chickens shooed back into their run, and Lily rewarded for not turning goats or chickens into shredded toys, I took another look at the fencing. It appears that the goats figured out how to pull the tab that unlatches the chicken...
Compost – HenBlog – Friday, April 24, 2009
...weeds go into a section of the chicken run. You can see it here – this view is in the HenCam yard. It’s around the corner to the side of the coop and out of sight of the HenCam camera. Notice that there’s a piece of fencing in the yard. The materials to be composted get tossed behind it. The chickens can get in – there’s a foot opening on both sides, but because of the fence, despite the girls’ active scratching, the material stays in that corner. I don’t bother to chop up the stuff that goes into the...
Chickens Get Bored – HenBlog – Friday, June 28, 2013
...Auto Amazon Links: No products found. http_request_failed: A valid URL was not provided. URL: https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?SearchIndex=All&multipageStart=0&multipageCount=20&Operation=GetResults&Keywords=B00025H2PY&InstanceId=0&TemplateId=MobileSearchResults&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US Cache: AAL_9d645c1815a77e618bd3407f5841d88a will give them something to do. Greens tucked into a Auto Amazon Links: No products found. http_request_failed: A valid URL was not provided. URL: https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?SearchIndex=All&multipageStart=0&multipageCount=20&Operation=GetResults&Keywords=B000795Y64&InstanceId=0&TemplateId=MobileSearchResults&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US Cache: AAL_22f386e3c3b15c5441439533c585dcf4 will also keep the chickens out of trouble. And, of course, you can always set up a rousing game of cabbage tetherball. It doesn’t take much to engage your chickens in activities that will keep everyone happy – including you, because, really, being a spectator to the antics is part of the fun....
Dangerous Heat – HenBlog – Wednesday, July 7, 2010
...saw it coming and made a mad dash for cover. Not Wrongway, she waited about 30 seconds (an eternity when a hawk is sitting in the tree) then decided all the squwaking indicated a threat, took flight, the "wrongway" of course and nailed that tree. I'll never forget it as long as I live. I laughed after I knew she wasn't hurt. I still have Whichway. She always lays late in the evening and when I go to collect eggs I check under her. Well, she screams BLOODY MURDER and does so for several minutes. It's the scream of a...
Why I Don’t Use Avian Vets – HenBlog – Monday, December 17, 2012
...Michael Phillips is one of my personal heroes. Terry, I used your Spa Treatment on a chicken I thought for sure was a goner and she is doing great! Tracy Byers Fabulous article and great comments! I always learn so much and have my own thoughts confirmed! This topic is a lengthy one in the "Backyards Chickens" class I teach, mainly because we are so trained to take our pets to the vet... Terry Golson Emily, I love hearing about such successes. sue noy Hi Terry, I really enjoyed reading this article. Here in UK I am very fortunate in...
The Three Nursing Home Hens – HenBlog – Thursday, June 26, 2014
...chatty, and that makes them entertaining for the nursing home residents and their families. Children, who would otherwise find visiting an elderly relative scary (as these institutions are, what with the smells, and the staff in uniforms, the equipment, and the people with dementia) are happy to spend time with a grandparent when there are chickens to distract everyone. The staff benefits. Lisa continues to spend her lunch hour with “my girls.” She lets them out on grass when she can. They follow her everywhere so she has no problem getting them back into their coop. Lisa collects the eggs,...
Winter Dust Baths – HenBlog – Thursday, March 3, 2011
Chickens require dust baths for health and happiness. But, right now it’s 20º colder than usual for early March, there’s 18 inches of snow under the bushes where they usually take late winter dust baths, and there’s several feet of snow in their run. There’s no dirt, let alone loose, warm earth to get under their feathers and next to their skin to kill parasites. So, I went to K-Mart and purchased two kitty litter pans, and filled them with sand, fireplace ashes (all hardwoods) and food-grade diatomaceous earth. There’s a spot of sun in the HenCam run, so I...
Keeping the Girls Busy – HenBlog – Wednesday, June 6, 2012
...me the hens run for the honeysuckle and a tub of lard and mealworms can't get them to come out for an hour or so. Terry Golson As I watch over little Scooter! Terry Golson Candy lives in the other pen with the retired hens. Terry Golson It's what I had :) Bricks work, too, but the birch does break down and provide hidey holes for the bugs. Terry Golson Alas, although Lily chases hawks, she also chases chickens and I don't risk her being out at the same time as them. Terry Golson My hens are way too fat,...
Pecking Order – HenBlog – Thursday, July 19, 2012
...as a brick, but she's put an egg out every day since 4 & 1/2 months. She's sweet and very talkative. If she hears me talking in the house she'll run to get a close as she can and she'll start jabbering.... When she sees my daughter she runs up to her and squats down so she'll pick her up.... Funny girl! Terry Golson Tell me you named her for Col. Sanders wife?! Debi M I've noticed that there arent as many nesting boxes as you have hens. Dont the hens like to have their own box? Kristine A long...
Grape Arbor For The Hens (And Me) – HenBlog – Tuesday, April 3, 2012
...months. She seems to be on hold in mid molt, also for several months. Otherwise she seems healthy. Eats well, forages with the rest of the girls. She spends time in the nest box, but nothing happens. I have wormed them, given them garlic and buttermilk ever other week. Maybe she is just on an extended break? Any thoughts? Terry Golson Welcome to my site! I don't usually answer off-blog topic answers here, but I will today :) Some chickens are not good layers. Some chickens that were good layers get worn out and by the time they are three...
There’s Always One in a Crowd – HenBlog – Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Betsey Forrence Lily sounds like my border collie, Maddy, who spends her spare time stalking the chickens. Fortunately for the chickens, they are separated by a wire fence! In the past, I've had free-range hens and the dogs never bothered them but Maddy caught and dispatched the first couple of Guineas that flew out of the run. So much for "Guineas in the Garden" (a delightful book). The survivors learned to stay inside the fence! Ângela Wow! As the chicks grew up! lauren scheuer Aw, Lily. I see the lust in your eyes. Laura B But Mom, they ARE Squeeky...
Feather Pecking Update – HenBlog – Wednesday, June 18, 2014
...is none, body is hen, not getting the tell tale roo legs. I doubt it's space. The 4 girls are the only birds in a coop with run with lots of grass and bugs. Once upon a time had 15 pullets with no issues so I don't think it's space. The other 3 spend all day running and chasing insects and she bites their butts while they play. I've tried blue kote to cover the red thinking she was going for pin feathers but that seemed to make it worse. I've tried toys, and she is consistently afraid of them....
How To Make Your Hens Happy – HenBlog – Tuesday, August 25, 2015
...through it Jan Terry, Sorry to say but I think Twiggy needs one of your Spa baths. Just watched her come out of a nestbox and down the ramp, so got close look at her rear and she is very messy, I wondered if she has laid a broken egg, also she still has the runs. Jillian Raking leaves up into a tarp, and later emptying the tarp out into the pen for the hens to scratch at. They also enjoy special deliveries of anthills and some leftovers from the house. They are so used to their gifts, that now...
Wrongly Accused – HenBlog – Thursday, September 19, 2013
I’ve been concerned that one of the Ladies is eating her eggs. Once in awhile a pullet’s first eggs are thin-shelled or just a membrane. They’re easy to break, and no hen can resist eating runny yolks. Sometimes, a young hen doesn’t know how to settle into a nesting box, and breaks the eggs that are there. She quickly learns to stomp on purpose and eat the eggs. Sometimes a pullet lays an egg while out in the run, while on the run. The egg falls onto the hard ground and cracks. The other hens learn to look for eggs...
Grapes for Chickens – HenBlog – Wednesday, July 16, 2014
In the early spring of 2013 I planted grapes. I ordered three varieties, all seedless, all of which were supposed to thrive in my growing zone. They have. They came bare root. They looked like supple twigs. Optimistically, I had Steve build an arbor over half of the Gem’s run. (You can see in this photo from last year how the hens crowded into their small bit of shade.) The idea was that the grapes would protect the hens from hawks*, as well as provide a shady and cooler spot to hang out. The grapes do all of...
Recycling Christmas Trees – HenBlog – Monday, January 12, 2015
...post, just so cute. Suzanne It's an interesting debate, whether pine needles create a mulch that is more acidic than mulch from other materials. I'm interested in growing wintergreen, and I'd read that those do well in pine mulch...only problem is finding wintergreen for sale! Suzanne I particularly enjoyed the pictures of the hens gazing in awe into the tree! Such characters. I've always felt torn about Xmas trees- it's nice to have a beautiful, fragrant tree in the house for a while, but then, there's nothing sadder than an abandoned, dried Xmas tree. "My beer-drunk soul is sadder than...
Saving Clementine, Part 3 – HenBlog – Monday, March 31, 2014
...feather picking gone mean. Today she looks fabulous and she has been free ranging with the others (supervised). I suppose she really should rejoin her flock in a more normal sense. She has received some real jabs while free ranging which has held me back from having her rejoinin the flock. Maybe these jabs are to be expected as part of the process? Terry, Should I wait until I am home all day to reintroduce her or is this something I could do in an evening? Not sure if reintroducing her is diferent since she was pulled out as a...
Chicken Coop Dimensions and Design Criteria – HenBlog – Wednesday, March 6, 2013
...coops have them on the floor) or the exterior covered run space. Interior air space: Chickens need to roost at least 30 inches up off of the ground, and have head space to do that comfortably. Roosts: 6 inches per hen. I prefer rounded roosts. Hens have special ligaments in their legs that lock in place when they sleep. This is how they can sleep without falling off the perch. To do this, they need to be on a round roost. If possible, have roosts at varying heights because that helps with flock dynamics. Windows: Sunlight is essential in a...
It’s Cold In The Coop But… – HenBlog – Friday, December 13, 2013
...those windows, so I know that I have it under control. We’re expecting a major snowstorm tomorrow night, so this morning I’ve cleaned the coops and topped off the feeders and waterers. I’ll keep the pop-doors closed while the snow is blowing. After the storm passes, I’ll shovel out the run so they can get back outside (hens won’t walk in deep snow.) What I won’t do is worry if they’re warm enough. They’re dry. They’re clean. They’re out of the wind. 17 degrees is nothing to them. Meanwhile, Phoebe says, Bring on the snow! For more about cold...
An Improved HenCam – HenBlog – Saturday, July 13, 2013
...so, ahem, destructive, with cameras. Little stinkers. Phoebe looks even softer. Makes me want to reach through the camera and stroke her beautiful fur! I do, however, miss seeing the runway model Twiggy and determined Twinkydink using the bunny hutch (aka luxury high rise condo). It's been fun watching some of the girls jocky for the runway. Twiggy can be very, shall we say, "prosessive" of "her" runway/ramp. Most of the girls seem to like to rest under the hutch for shade, and now it's hard to see them since the hutch was moved. Wendy Scott This is the same...
Highflying Hen – HenBlog – Wednesday, December 11, 2013
...it again, guess grass wasnt greener on the other side. Terry Golson What great stories you've been sharing! I think the reason that we all like this topic is because not all hens fly the coop. It's the interesting, quirky, adventurous chicken that launches herself up and out. These stories show just how individualistic our hens (and roosters) are. Kit in CA Sure do! Couldn't figure out how to post it here so it's on FB Carol Caldwell My run is topped with a double layer of chicken wire and has a large bush and an apple tree inside. My...
Winter Care for Chickens – HenBlog – Tuesday, December 8, 2009
...you have to provide heat. Also, some hens, and often roosters, have big combs, prone to frostbite. Slather on some vaseline if you know the temperature is going to drop. Chickens appreciate a bright and sunny coop. Here’s my aged Eleanor, who has claimed a toasty place in a patch of sun. Chickens need to be high and dry. If your run gets muddy, add a few bags of sand, or put down wood chips, to give the hens a place to roam above the muck. Chickens have scaly, bare feet. They don’t like walking on snow or ice. They’ll...
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...a few minutes, and then rotates to the next. First is the main HenCam showing the outside run where eight hens live. Next is a cam showing the hens inside of the big barn. Finally, another outside cam in the run where Phoebe the bunny lives. This cam shows the goats, too. The cams have sound! Turn up the volume to hear the hens. HenCam was streamed live from September 2005 until March 2019. Please enjoy these recordings as The Best of HenCam! Search Help support The HenCam when you shop at Amazon! Start your shopping by clicking this link....
Lulu – HenBlog – Thursday, May 19, 2011
...about LuLu and your flock. Best of luck! Jessica Sorry to hear of Lulu, she was a beautiful bird! But she was lucky to be loved by you! Hope you have other Sussex in those cute chicks of yours! Good luck with all your birds!!! Lizzie So sorry to read the sad news of Lulu... what a character she was! She has a special place in many hearts, I'm sure. Hope things start to improve for the other girls. Thinking of you all. Karen Terry I was so sorry to hear of Lulu's passing. She was my student's favorite here...
Lauren’s Coop – HenBlog – Monday, May 11, 2015
...built this chicken tractor to shelter her girls while out on the lawn. Note – this is NOT a coop. It’s for daytime use only. (Read my FAQ on Coop Criteria to learn why this is not suitable housing.) The hawks are also why Lauren has a covered run, and also a play area with plants that the hens can run under for protection. These doted on hens are happy, indeed. Like Lauren’s art? Take a look at her book, Auto Amazon Links: No products found. http_request_failed: A valid URL was not provided. URL: https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?SearchIndex=All&multipageStart=0&multipageCount=20&Operation=GetResults&Keywords=1451698704&InstanceId=0&TemplateId=MobileSearchResults&ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US Cache: AAL_4236bfc2d77c45f4c2ecf2c3f3e53646 ....
Chicken Tee Giveaway – HenBlog – Friday, November 16, 2012
...each chicken's face made me smile! Ruthie They're all beauties, but I'll have to say that Blakey is my favorite. Love those feathers with the dainty "scalloped" edges! kim Since my daughter's name is Rosie, I'll have to pick Mia Rosie as my favorite hen. She looks like she has the same confident personality as my Rosie! Meryl Most certainly, Calamity Jane! Beth All hens, even molting ones, are beautiful in their own way. I love Betty Lou Marbles. Her glare suggests she's the top girl in the flock. Natalie I love Lafayette's curious expressions, but Mia Rosa is simply...
