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    Rooster pecking chicks in coop so he's sleeping in the open coop area. Is this okay?

    Thank you for the feedback. We're going to add ventilation and my husband is going to change the pvc pipe size to 1.5 inches as suggested. Thank you all for the feedback! These are the first birds we've had that don't want to roost during the day or up high at night. The rooster is the only...
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    Rooster pecking chicks in coop so he's sleeping in the open coop area. Is this okay?

    I fixed it, I'm in Eastern North Carolina. The PVC pipe structure is a roosting bar, shaped like a box. The bottom part is covered up with bedding to keep the poop off. That's what they roost on. I'm aware the coop isn't big enough for 16 birds, we're keeping Roo, it was built for 5 birds...
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    Rooster pecking chicks in coop so he's sleeping in the open coop area. Is this okay?

    We have this on the other side to vent it out. I clean the inside of the enclosured area each couple days and leave the main door open...I just ain't leaving it fully open now because we have (11) one week old chicks that need to be warm at night. During the day, the hatch door is open. Is...
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    Rooster pecking chicks in coop so he's sleeping in the open coop area. Is this okay?

    My barred rock rooster, 7 months old, has pecked the new babies (1 week old) pretty hard a couple times. He only does it at night when they are in the enclosed coop for the night. The mama hen and babies stay in the raised enclosed part as she chose that place to stay for the nesting box. He...
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