I am needing some ideas for a coop for 100-120 chickens. Ive read different square footage per bird every where I have looked. We live in the ND and it gets super cold. My current chickens don't get out much in the winter because of the cold and snow. What would you recommend for square footage...
Thank you for all of the useful information. I plan to start them in the coop this weekend where I can be out there more to watch them. It should be fairly easy to put up a partition in the coop to separate but yet still give them the ability to see one another.
Thanks again.
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I have a new batch of chicks that are nearly 5 weeks old and are all different breeds. At what age can I introduce them to my existing flock? I currenlty have 3 hens and 1 rooster in the existing flock. Also, once introduction begins, what is the best way to introduce them?
Thanks for the advice. The box has a lip on it, but maybe it is not tall enough. It is about a 5 ft box with 4 nesting boxes within it, each box is little over a foot across. I'll try putting a little bigger lip on it to see if that will help, otherwise, I guess they can lay 'em where they want to.
Hello, I was wondering if anyone else has had an experience like this? On Sunday I found 2 eggs, 1 larger, 1 smaller. The chickens are only 4 months old, so I was a little surprised. My question is, I found those 2 on Sunday, but have yet to find any more since then. I didn't even have the...