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We were so worried our coop space was too small for more than two but we are working with the farm to source a 3rd pullet as they think our space is adequate for one more! I appreciate the advice!

He really is a beautiful rooster. We just aren’t ready for that stage in our chicken journey. The farm we sourced them from was amazing when I contacted them and we organized a swap today, they took the rooster back to live on their farm for breeding and we got a new pullet of the same age...

Hi! We are very new to backyard chickens and got two guaranteed Easter Egger pullets from a nearby farm 3 weeks ago. We just wanted two hens to live in a fairly small but appropriately enclosed coop for two. I am increasingly worried one of my “hens” might be a rooster as they grow. Particularly...

Thank you your replies! We put a ton of work into securing the hardware cloth to the floor thinking we were doing something extra smart but it is truly proving to be a bit problematic. We are going to look into removing the mesh wiring and using a skirt approach instead so the girls have access...

I am new to backyard chickens and have had my two Easter Egger pullets for 2 weeks, they are 9 weeks old. They are not free range and live full time in their coop/run. Half of the coop is covered and half is not. Their coop and run have to be in the forest behind our house so we installed a 1/2...

Thank you to everyone for the supportive and helpful posts! The chicks are on day 3 and already have adjusted so much! They even put themselves to bed in their coop on their own last night and are very comfortable with us as we walk around the coop/run. What a great community and such a fun new...

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Hi! I just picked up two 7 week old Easter Egger Pullets today. We put them in the backyard coop and at first they were flighty/walked around mostly under the raised covered part of the coop/ate a bit but immediately returned to the corner under the raised coop. They are not free range/they...