I have decided to keep them inside the house til they are older. Got 4 from TSC yesterday. 1 was dead this morning after spending the night trying to nurture it. She wasn't in very good shape after our 15-minute ride home. :( The others are doing well. Will keep them inside til I know they...
The box that has the brooder and the nest box underneath is a 4 foot high by 6 feet long. It has 1/2 inch hardware cloth. The other chickens can't get to them being off the ground and the size of the hardware cloth. The roost above that is 2 inches above the box. They use the side roost (20...
Wanting to get new chicks/wondering if I can put them directly in the coop in the separate brooding box I built above nesting boxes. Some say wait because of diseases while others don't worry about it. This is My set up.
New to raising chickens. I have (4) 2 months old chicks and a friend just asked me if I wanted 4 chickens that are just starting to lay. I have a 4 x 8 hen house with 2 nesting boxes inside, and 2 perches. The run is 11 x 16. Wondering if I should get them and if so how do I incorporate them...