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    Official BYC Poll: Where Did You Get Your Coop & Run From?

    We built ours over two years. Left hand side was an extension to our original hen house and the right hand side is the extension that allows us to separate groups if needed (like if we ever raise chicks in the house again and want to slowly introduce them to the flock). The angles in this...
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    The rehoming a rooster thread

    Location: Portland Oregon area Roosters name: Georgie (was Georgina but...) Breed: Blue red laced Wyandotte Weight: 5 lbs? Age: 4 months Size: he’s going to be a good sized bird About rooster (roosters personality, why you need to rehome this rooster, etc.): I keep hens. Generally we can have...
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    How long before I can bring back the hanging waterer?

    I was perhaps irrationally worried about them flying up and drowning in it. It’s set up too high for them to use as chicks but I’ll put it back in place today.
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    How long before I can bring back the hanging waterer?

    Ok thanks! Yes, I was planning on leaving a low one for the chicks but the hens are used to the hanging one. Thanks everyone
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    How long before I can bring back the hanging waterer?

    I have two broody hens that are raising 3 chicks together. The chicks are 4 weeks old. They’re in with the rest of the flock, which is used to a 3-gallon hanging water container- one of those with the red tray. I switched out to the 1-gallon non-hanging ones but they are burning through those...
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    When to separate Hen and chicks?

    I only separated my broody and her chicks for two days and then she was antsy, wanting to take her chicks out. So the she took the chicks to the run and mingled with the flock, protecting her chicks as needed. My understanding is that she’ll shoo them away once she’s done raising them in 4-8...
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    To people in PNW, when to take chicks outside?

    I’d think it should be ok. I’m in the PDX area too. My chicks (not quite 2 weeks old) are still hanging out under the broody hen on the floor of the hen house at night. The hen house is pretty warm, and the chicks pretty much stay popped out of her wings, so they aren’t buried under for warmth...
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    To people in PNW, when to take chicks outside?

    Also... I’m in NW oregon.
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    To people in PNW, when to take chicks outside?

    Last time I raised chicks in a brooder, this is the time that I would be putting them outside in the coop. I have a separate area in the coop for them for look/no touch, and I put a large covered kennel in there with my ecoglow plate. The cover on the kennel was key because they sort of freaked...
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    Best Backyard Breed: Australorp, Speckled Sussex or Ameraucana?

    I have four australorps (three black, one white) and just one EE. the white australorp isn’t at all friendly. The black ones are all super sweet and friendly. They’re all very calm and quiet. the EE is super friendly but she is loud. And demanding. I don’t mind her so much because she’s so...
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    Do chicks benefit from a lot of interaction with humans?

    Adding to what others have said, I find that when they’re ready to fly a bit, sitting there quietly will result in them flying to/on you. Treats don’t hurt either. With my last batch of chicks, I could put my hand in their brooder (while I was sitting) and one or more would jump up, even before...
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    New here and new to chickens

    I started my 10 chicks with a very large black metal dog crate- the kind with a door on the end and a door on the side plus a pull out bottom fo easy cleaning. That worked well for a short while, but I quickly realized they needed more room. I added a dog play yard- those 36” high 8-section...
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    Co-parenting???

    So... my broody hens received their chicks on Friday night. The little leghorn received one chick (a buff Orpington) and the australorp received two red/blue Wyandotte chicks. Each hen had a space in the coop with food/water and a barrier between each other and the flock. They were maybe 5’...
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    3 chicks under 2 broody hens - questions!

    This is Fort Knox (from my last round of chicks that I raised inside in a brooder)
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    3 chicks under 2 broody hens - questions!

    Thank you! Yeah, the run is like Fort Knox. 1/2” hardware cloth and 2x4 construction with a concrete stem wall. Nothing gets in (too many predators plus mice/rats so we built the enclosure a few years back). The hens have a hanging waterer That the chicks won’t be able to reach and I have...
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