Should I be worried about the grown ones pecking at the babies? They have tried to peck at them through the hardware cloth separating the run and coop.
I have a RIR rooster and 2 hens that are one year old. I just incubated some of their eggs and have 7 chicks. At one week old I moved their brooder to the coop with the other chickens. Once a day I put the chickens in the run and let the chicks roam the coop for about 30 minutes. I then put...
I have a 6 x 20 coop and a 20 x 30 run with only 2 hens and a rooster in it. Thank you so much for your input. I will begin with the chick starter while they are in the brooder. When all of that has been eaten I can switch back to the all flock for everybody. Now to just get those chicks...
I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my big ones all flock...
Thank you so much! I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my...
I have another question if you don’t mind. I will feed my chicks the chick starter feed normally for about 18 weeks. After the chicks are in the coop with the hens and the rooster, can the big ones eat the chick starter until the little ones are 18 weeks? I normally feed my big ones all...
I have eggs in my incubator that should hatch next Saturday. I plan on putting them in the coop with my 2 hens and rooster inside a brooder when they hatch. My question is when should I be able to let them out of the brooder to integrate with the others.