Comments on: chicken housing

By: Rosebel

Rosebel — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:03:14 +0000

We have four laying hens and I’m afraid we may have to give them away due to my allergies. They’re very clean and well kept as we consider them as pets. We would like to give them to people who will look after them as pets as well. Please e-mail if you are interested.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:00:12 +0000

How do you effectively clean after a chicken, its house, and the yard?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:43 +0000

This really remind me of the missing of my little 2 year old nephew and about a few hours later we found him sleeping (surprisingly with the hens at his side) in the coop!

Daniel

Chicken coop plans

By: vanchick

vanchick — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:13:16 +0000

while we’re on the subject of chicken coops, I came across a great one when I was looking around. You can see it at http://www.urbanhomestead.ca

It looks pretty solid to me, especially because it comes with a feeder and waterer, I’ll probably check it out in the next few days just to get more information.

By: Nate Reister

Nate Reister — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:41:56 +0000

As a possible resource for people interested in building coops this year, check us out at http://henhives.blogspot.com/ ; there are also local suppliers of pre-fabricated coops in Vancouver- contact me for more details: henhives@gmail.com. Happy Chicken Tending- Nate

By: Straw

Straw — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:00:27 +0000

Canissius, Choose a large, egg laying breed, avoid breeding entirely, and use covered runs.

By: canissius

canissius — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:58:18 +0000

Thanks but how do we practically stop eagles from successfully attacking free range birds

By: Ev Gilmar

Ev Gilmar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:42:18 +0000

It is not “best” to bury the bottom of the fence. Rather – lay a strip of wire mesh about 18″ wide flat on the ground where the fence is going to be, then erect the fence so that half the mesh is outside the yard and half is inside. This keeps predators from digging in and chickes from digging out. This is easier to build and easier to move when the yard is moved to another location. Chickens do not plan to “dig out” but rather they dig dust baths that get bigger and deeper until they eventually have a hole under the fence that they can squeeze through. This prevents them from dusting against the fence.

By: jules

jules — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:39:50 +0000

where might i buy a chicken coop? I live in vancouver