Coop finished, new problem

[BanditMan]

Nice coop, isn't it pretty heavy to move?

No not to bad actually with the tow straps built on and 4 wheels pretty easy actually!

 

[aart]

What's the white stuff around the outside bottom?

 

[BanditMan]

Its drain rock for water coming off the roof. Putting in a drain pipe going over to my rain barrel.

 

[aart]

Its drain rock for water coming off the roof. Putting in a drain pipe going over to my rain barrel.

Makes the wheels kind of moot, eh?
Wait, pipe is under rocks...and barrel is downhill somewhere out of sight??

 

[BanditMan]

Makes the wheels kind of moot, eh?
Wait, pipe is under rocks...and barrel is downhill somewhere out of sight??

Moot? Whats that? Yep barrel down hill with gravity fed pump.....GREAT for watering.

 

[aart]

Moot? Whats that?

"open to discussion or debate"
....or no longer necessary or functional.
Not sure you can still roll it out from amongst the rockery.

 

[kwhites634]

So I have completed my coop other than putting sand in run. I now have a new problem. The chickens (6) have been free ranging this whole time, got them in February, and they stayed in Brooder until fully feathered. They were hopping up into their brooder to roost while free ranging at night and now that I have their coop finished putting them in there seems a little cruel. But I want them in there at night.
I pulled them off the roost in the brooder night before and put them on roost in hen house they did good and then let them out to free range the next day yesterday. Well last night I left door open for them to get back in and closed up their brooder. They just flew on top of the brooder to roost, so I picked them off the roost and put them in the hen house to roost and this morning I did not let them out just left pop door open so they could go in their run. Question is should I just leave them in there for awhile? Just seems cruel like I say going from free range to such small spaces even though cool is 7 x 14. Any suggestions would be great and I will post pics of final coop today sometime! Thanks!!!!

I'd keep them in the run for a week, where their only place to go is the new coop; they should be alright. Chickens are creatures of habit; not liking change (something like me). Given a choice, they'll return to a particular location, rather than a particular coop. At least, that's been my experience. Not long ago I had several pullets that were growing up in a tractor. I'd turn them out every other day to free range. One day, while they were out of sight, doing chicken stuff, I moved the tractor about 5' to fresh grass. That evening, come dusk, they came back to where the tractor had been when they were turned out, although it was in plain sight, 5' away! Chickens ain't never been accused of being none too swift.

 

[BanditMan]

"open to discussion or debate"
....or no longer necessary or functional.
Not sure you can still roll it out from amongst the rockery.

Yea I was able to I moved it couple days ago for something and it went right back...not much rock there

 

[BanditMan]

Well good news only took 3 nights and I did what yall told me to and now when i get home i leave door open for them to free range and night all of them comfortably roost in the hen house!