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Back in September, we had one of our hens go broody. I tried a few times to stop her but she was very insistent, so eventually I gave in and put a few eggs under her. I had read on Backyard Chickens that with a mother hen, chicks should be fine even at this … Continue reading Baby chicks! Our older group of chicks is around 18-24 weeks of age now, so we’ve been expecting eggs any day now. A couple of mornings ago, one of the roosters woke me up in the morning crowing. It’s the first real crowing we’ve had so far. I joked with Kris that the hens were behind … Continue reading We have eggs! 
Sand is useful in more than just the brooder. Researching what to use in the coop and run was actually where I first came across the idea of using sand. Many people use it in the coop and/or run with a lot of success. Most people who use it love it and wouldn’t use … Continue reading Sand in the run too 
When we got our first set of chicks, we put them on shavings. It seemed to be what most people did, and shavings are cheap, so it worked. Turns out, shavings are also messy and hard to clean. Because they’re light, they tended to fly out of the brooder when the chicks were just … Continue reading Sand: The perfect brooder substrate? 
Here are a some more nipple waterers. They were made in very similar ways to the PVC one I’ve already posted, but obviously in buckets instead of in PVC. I consider these ones to all have been free, since I had extra nipples, and the buckets/containers were all free from either our own … Continue reading More homemade nipple waterers 
This question comes up a lot on the chicken forums I occasionally go to to ask questions or look at pictures. It’s one I myself asked. For those of us who brood chicks inside, it’s a bit nerve-wracking to consider putting the babies from the nice warm brooder outside to the cold coop, especially … Continue reading When to put chicks outside 
This is definitely something all new chick owners should be warned about. Imagine you’re a brand new chicken owner, and you bring home some 2-6 week old chicks, and one keeps doing this over and over. I thought for sure she was having a seizure and dying horribly. Now, they all do it, … Continue reading Things new chicken owners should be warned about 
I thought I’d post a few thoughts about our coop design so far. The chicks have been out in it for two and a half weeks now. Roost I’m mostly really pleased with our roost. Now that the chickens are actually roosting at night and outside during the day, most of their inside poop … Continue reading Coop Thoughts 
My dad has left, so I’m going to try to catch up on a few posts I have planned and/or started. Here is the nipple waterer I made. I did a lot of reading about various watering systems, and decided to try a nipple one because of the promise of cleaner water and less … Continue reading Homemade PVC Nipple Waterer 
My dad is still in town, and over the last few days him and I got the chicken run functional. It’s not pretty, but it works. It still needs to be covered with some sort of wire, so it’s not hawk or climbing predator proof, but I would say it’s definitely fairly dog proof … Continue reading Chicken run |
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