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This is the same reason I've decided to go with the idea that in the good old days they didn't have electricity in their hen house/ coop either and I'm not going to put any in mine either. I mean farmer generations before us obviously knew a thing or two about raising chickens, right? :)

So I ordered 15 female chicks from a hatchery. I think I got a two Roos. They are 5wks now, but pretty sure one Barred Rock and one Buff Orp are Roos. I'm wondering if I waited until they were 5 months to be certain they are Roos, would that be too far along to send them to be processed?

It's good to know what you used for the fencing, we were going to use the 1/2 inch hardware cloth and then completely frame out the chicken run and top it with a tin roof to keep the rain/mud out a little. Since we get alot of random thunderstorms out here in the Carolinas... We had read about...

Is there somewhere you can order the once a month treatment for cocci? Also is there a once a month treatment of some kind to prevent worms in the birds? I have almost week old chicks and I just feel like I researched on their basic needs and didn't really get enough information about there...

For some reason it wouldn't attach the picture of the coop

Yes, our chickens won't have the luxury of free range either. We live in an apartment complex but it's like a rural apartment and the grass area behind our unit that into backs up against a forest. There have been sightings of a fox, raccoons, owls, and deer. So I'm a bit concerned about the...

Ok, the coop has 5 nesting boxes so at 4 chickens per nesting box that would mean it could house 20 birds. So maybe my 15 chickens will be just fine in their coop. It's so reasurring to know that you haven't had any issues with pecking even with your amount of 34 birds. :)

Yeah, now I'm worried they will end up pecking on each other. Based on what I've read I'm about 20 sq ft short on the size of the coop and 6 sq ft short on the size of the run. I'm going to measure out the run again and see if I can get at least a 12x14 run out of it. I'm hoping that will be...

Hi There, I'm a new Mom to 15 Chicks that are now 6 days old. I have a mix of Easter Egger, Buff Orpington, Black Star, Barred Rock, and Rhode Island Red. The Coop I purchased is 8x5, so that is 40 square feet and it stated it can hold up to 20 chickens so I thought I would be ok with that and...

This is the first time I've ever had chicks. I ordered 10 chicks from Cackle Hatchery, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Black Sex Link, Rhode Island Red, and Easter Egger.I received 15 chicks. Apparently they send extra chicks just in case you lose some. All 15 seem healthy and happy at 4 days old...

Where would you purchase the poop boards from? I'm just setting up the coop now and think I need to got poop boards for my coop.

Hello, My name is Johanna and I got my first chicks ever this past Wednesday. I did a lot of research about having chickens before I ordered my chicks from the hatchery and backyard chickens site has been one of the best resources for all my chicken questions that constantly seem to pop into my...

I'm pretty new to the chicks thing. I just got my babies this past Wednesday. Do you think they could stay at 90 degrees in the brooder until they are at that 4wks of age and can go out into the coop? It's summer out here in the carolinas so the average temp is already in the high 70's/80's.