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I was able to get another bigger better box! So much larger. I put grass clods, dirt for dirt baths, a mirror, and since I had 2 perches in the other box put those in there and added another one. They were so so happy! And so was I! Until I got up this morning. The one chick that was...

I think my husband will be bringing a couple large boxes home today so I can do that. Do you think at some point they will be able to stay in the same coop or do you think they'll always need to be separated?

No they aren't completed just yet..I bought a coop thinking it would be big enough and it isn't big at all so we are going to build a coop this week.

Thank you!

I have 10 chicks almost 4 weeks old.. last week 2 of the light brahmas were bloody with tail feathers gone and necks raw where they had been pecked. The other brahma had only one spot so decided to separate them with a see thru screen. This has worked very well. They have healed. I decided to...

) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Very new! Just got our chicks last month (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 10 (3) What breeds do you have? Barred rock Light brahmas americauna (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Raising for...