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MagistraTn replied to the thread 2026 Chick Thread!.I’m planning to add 12 to my flock of 13 (2 BCM -1 may be an austrolop, 3 barred rocks, 2 Wyandottes, I olive egger, 3 ameracunas, 1 bcm...
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Moved the flock.Mine have done the same (going to bed by themselves) since day one. It must be the stress of the dog crates and new spaces. I’ll try the...
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I would absolutely try the light! My girls put themselves to bed (=from the back yard, into the run, onto their roosts) at dusk since...
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Moved the flock.Update; it was total chaos getting them into the henhouse, but we (me & hubs) did it. The doo is going to open in the am (our son takes...
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Moved the flock.Thank you—one girl has lead the way to the roost. I’ll 100% shepherd them in for the first several nights or until they get the hang of...
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When I moved my flock of 6 from their temporary pen to their permanent pen, I locked them all in the coop for 3 days with food and...
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Moved the flock.Thanks, I have water in there so it won’t freeze. The run is very secure—I was thinking 2 weeks in the run (before I give them pasture)...
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Put food and water in the coop and keep them in the coop itself for 2-3 days to home them to the new coop.
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Moved the flock.I made sure not to have any high places (I think those two rafters in the run are too high with no in between spots). I made that...
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Perhaps since you’re not living there yet, you might want to escort them in for now. Otherwise, they’re bound to find some impossible...
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We are in the process of moving our flock (about a 45 min drive to our new home). We are not quite sleeping there yet, but I’ve built...
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The nesting boxes will definitely need a taller lip at the front then. A 1x4 should work there. They do like to have a perch in front...
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Sounds good - sometimes they look closer to the wall in photos.
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MagistraTn replied to the thread Mags’ New Forever Coop Build.Happy Thanksgiving! We are about to move the flock. Advice on that would be helpful. It’s 2 roosters & 11 hens. I have 2 very large...
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