Posts by chicksbunsdog

We're in Connecticut and I don't think the chickens are too happy about it but they're back in the brooder in the basement to wait out the storm.  I'm very nervous about a tree or limb falling on the coop and also worried about...

I'm also wondering what to do with our chickens.  We're in CT.  Our chickens are only about 9 weeks old and just moved out to the coop a couple of weeks ago.  We've already had one big branch fall on the coop so I'm...

I've tried placing them on the roost in their coop but they just hop down, though, I haven't tried it when it was really dark.  Perhaps I'll try that tonight and see if they stay put.  Like I said, they were sleeping on the...

Mine are 8 weeks old and just moved to the coop last week.  They're all sleeping in a pile in the corner   They had a roosting bar in the brooder which they slept on every night and I even moved that roost to the coop for...

Most people on this site say 4 sq. feet per chicken though some do only 3 sq. ft/bird.  It seems like you should only go with less room in the coop if they spend most of their day free ranging and only sleep in the coop. 

Sign us up for the coop contest as well...     http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/harvester-egg-farm

I think it would be too drafty without a floor.

Can you add something to the run to keep them busy and distracted from hurting the big chicken like hang a cabbage for them to peck at?  Have these chicks been together their whole life or was the big one added to the bunch...

Can you just call animal control and have them remove the cats?  Or trap them yourself and drop them at the pound?  So sorry about your losses.

Thanks for the feedback everyone.  They definitely want out of the brooder and yesterday was the first day I opened up the coop for them and they seemed to love it.  They've been spending anywhere from 5-10 hours outside...