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    When will my chickens start roosting at night?

    I'm new to raising chickens and this is their first week in the new coop and run. My chickens basically all huddled in the corner on the floor the first night, the next night 6 of the 8 roosted and the other two huddled in the same corner and night 3 and on so far, they have all come in from the...
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    Pullets and cockerel going into the coop before the automatic door closes

    This is more of a comment, with maybe a question or two. This is the first week in the new coop and run. It amazes me how they instinctively enter the coop at ~sunset. I have my automatic coop door set to close 15 minutes after sunset and so far, all 8 have slowly gone into the coop before it...
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    One pullet not roosting

    Yes, I have 2-8 foot long roosts, so plenty of room for 8 birds. But to update, things are going well. This pullet is now getting on the roost every night and things seem to be fine. I may have to be a little more patient. :D
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    One pullet not roosting

    I just put my 10 week old chickens in their coop. The first 2 nights all of them huddled in a corner and stayed there both nights. Night 3 they all tried to roost but for one pullet was having a tough time getting up to the roost. She did make it up once but got pushed down and she and the...
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    Roost height

    Good to know. I am in SE Minnesota in a valley, warm humid summers over 90°F occasionally and frigid winters, sometimes -30°F or even colder some days. The last 4-5 weeks have had highs in the 80’s and lower 90’s. I’ll keep the roosts as is for now and monitor them. Thanks
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    Roost height

    So you're okay with the height of the bars?
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    Feeding chickens in the coop

    They are 9 weeks old tomorrow. I need to get the hardware cloth stapled up, but I travel for work in a couple of days so I won't have time to compete it this week. The enclosed run will be 8' x 18' and we may free range on weekends while we are home. This is all new to me and not knowing if they...
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    Feeding chickens in the coop

    Our chickens were out growing their 2.5' x 6.5' broader so we decided to put them in the new coop I just built. The run is not ready, yet so we are currently feeding and watering them in the coop 6' x 8' with a lean-to roof 6' tall on one side and 8' tall on the other. Is this acceptable until I...
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    Roost height

    This is my first coop build and when finishing up to put the roosting bars in, they just seem a little high. The top of the 2x4's are at 34 inches. Is that too high? I can't easily lower them since they are right above the nest boxes (covered for now in 2nd picture) and under the window. Should...
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    Watering in the coop

    I'm not sure what you're asking exactly, but yes I would be able to put a waterer in there.
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    Watering in the coop

    The coop is 6' x 8'.
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    Cold climate coops

    I'm currently in the process of building my chicken coop and plan to insulate it. I believe insulation will definitely help during our harsh winters (we occasionally see -30ºF), but it should also be beneficial in the summer. While we rarely hit 100ºF, the high dew points can be tough. I’ll have...
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    What to do if I got a rooster instead of a pullet

    Of the 8 chicks we picked up, 2 of them are Rustic Rocks. I was told these are one of the easiest to tell if they are male or female when hatched, like a 2% possibility of being incorrect. I'm 90% sure one of them is a cockerel (5 weeks old). What do we do if it is and do not want it waking all...
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    Watering in the coop

    This will be our first time raising chickens. One thing I am concerned about is; what if my automatic door from the coop to the run does not open and the chickens are stuck in the coop all day. I've read that it is a bad idea to keep waterers in the coop, but my wife and I both still work and we...
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