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X2 I'd also double the run size or increase it by half, there are going to occasions where you need to kep them in.
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Nothing worse than chickens whining.....Just be warned if you use a red solo cup for their treats and YOUR drinks they won't know the difference and beg and beg while you are trying to relax. But then again mine do it with coffee cups, wine glasses , water bottles pretty much anything I have in my hand. When I show them it's just coffee they get offended and start whining. Bless their little hearts.
I treat mine to meal worms in the coop each evening when it's time for bed. They quickly learn when it's time and where to go for their daily treat!We moved our 5 week old light Brahmas (6 of them) in to the coop/run Tuesday afternoon. Coop is 4’ x 6’ and the run is the same size because we plan to let the free range. I was trying to find out how people get their chickens to come back into the coop at night and keep reading that you are supposed to keep them in the coop for the first 2 weeks before letting them out and after that they will come back to the coop on their own at night. We lock them up tight at night in the coop but I have to catch them (in the run) and put them in there. My question is: they have had access to the run during the day for the past two days, did I mess things up? Do they have to be confined to the coop exclusively, or can they have access to the run? We have a large property and I want to make sure we don’t have to chase them every night to get them into the coop. Not planning to let them free range for at least a couple weeks until they are a little bigger. View attachment 3658520 Sorry if this seems like it should be common sense but I just don’t know. Everyone told me chickens are easy but I’m constantly afraid I’m going to do something wrong!
I was new to chickens this summer and at dusk they were always in the run and I’d put them in the coop by hand. After a week of this I felt I was doing something wrong and talked to a seasoned chicken owner. She said wait a half hour after sunset and see if they’ve gone in on their own. Sure enough they all went in on their own. I was probably putting them in too early. No problems since. It was almost dark some nights which is why I thought I needed to put them in. Maybe check a half hour after sunset . It’s worth a try. I was driving myself nuts!We moved our 5 week old light Brahmas (6 of them) in to the coop/run Tuesday afternoon. Coop is 4’ x 6’ and the run is the same size because we plan to let the free range. I was trying to find out how people get their chickens to come back into the coop at night and keep reading that you are supposed to keep them in the coop for the first 2 weeks before letting them out and after that they will come back to the coop on their own at night. We lock them up tight at night in the coop but I have to catch them (in the run) and put them in there. My question is: they have had access to the run during the day for the past two days, did I mess things up? Do they have to be confined to the coop exclusively, or can they have access to the run? We have a large property and I want to make sure we don’t have to chase them every night to get them into the coop. Not planning to let them free range for at least a couple weeks until they are a little bigger. View attachment 3658520 Sorry if this seems like it should be common sense but I just don’t know. Everyone told me chickens are easy but I’m constantly afraid I’m going to do something wrong!