Posts by mmktdox

I've got six BR hens and one rooster all housed in a 8 x 6 coop for the winter with access to a 8 x 8 fenced & covered run.  They've wintered fairly well with one exception.  Two of the hens have missing feathers on the...

Once they are fully feathered they are all fine to move to the barn as long as they have an additional heat source.  Depending on how many chicks you have, you may need two heat lamps so that they don't smother each other. ...

I put several layers of paper towels over the shavings, remove the dirty layers each day for four days and by the fourth day they are on the shavings.  They pick at them a bit at first but I've never had any issues.

Well done!

Quote: Originally Posted by enel 1  No difference...they should all be called 6 week broilers and there wouldnt be this confusion. I started a thread last year about this very subject called " when will we stop calling...

I've always put my broiler chicks on pine shavings with no issues.  Make sure they have enough heat, sounds like the smothering issue is actually them trying to keep warm.  How many do you have and how much space do they...

How many do you have in that area? And how old are they?  I had to separate my white rocks from the other chicks, they always got picked on and bloodied up.  I was never sure if it was a space issue or just different...

Quote: Originally Posted by countrygirl74  I just want to suggest Barred Plymouth Rocks as a wonderful breed. We have EE's, Barred Rocks, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Red, and Silkies. The Barred Rocks are wonderful...

I have nine in a four by eight coop and it's too small.  I feel that you could house ten in an eight by eight building comfortablly.  I plan on doubling the floor space as soon as the snow melts but for now they'll have to...

If your chicks are fully feathered they can go outside.  I would block the wire only side with some plywood.  38 degrees fahrenheit is not too cold for them but they need protection from the wind and rain.  It's been 0...