Okay , let's straighten this out for those of you who really can't see it ,
Spring of 2015 is when they were moved outside . Yes .
Heat lamps were added . No windows were sealed until winter ! Winter of 2015
My second Roo was butchered to eliminate fighting .
When the last roo and a hen...
The Windows get opened when it's warmer . It's closed off in order to stay warm for the winter time . Although they can get inside and out no matter what through the door all year long
Okay , so integration . We started moving them out to the big house about mid spring . We'd take them out to the coop and let them check it out , ya know , figure it out . We started of with leaving them out about an hour , then increasing times until eventually (after about three weeks ) they...
I am actually using a "house" for the coop . It is a large space . I am at work right now but I'll be sure to post measurements and pictures as soon as I can .
Here's the deal . We started off with six of the greatest RIR ever ! They were so sweet . We raised them in a container until they were big enough to move outside . After we moved them outside , they poor birds started dropping like flies . It started off when I went out to the coop to clean the...