Recent content by nikniks

Yaaay First time Mama! Welcome. This is THE go-to forum for all kinds of things, BTW I too have 4 Australorps, raised from brooder to coop and are now 11 weeks old!

Thanks for the post. I'm now beginning the stage to get them into the coop by attracting them there when the old hen is locked out and free-ranging. I've taken out the run-separater and theres enough space that they scurry away when the old hen comes along.

Hello! I did read your post, every word because Im in a somewhat similar situation, except I have one old hen and 4 10 week pullets separated by a temporary partial pop-open barrier. The barrier separates the run into two portions. After 7 days of partial supervised visits, the chickens and the...

Okay so they got on JUST FINE with the new chick. Looks like taking out the cockerel and replacing with the new pullet that same day, within hours helped. I also threw them a snack to keep busy after I put in the new peep in the cat panel! Tomorrow they will move to the new extension with a...

omg this was easier than I thought! They assimilated right away without any issues. I think removing the cockerel and replacing with the new one on the same day might have worked.

Okay so Eric is being exchanged today. Instead of complicating this thread, I've posed another question here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/complicated-two-way-introduction-8-week.1448659/ Feel free to weigh in!!

Hello, I have a complicated situation. - One old Aracauna, about 8 years old in the main coop. - 4 Australorp chicks inside the house in a brooder now spending daily time in a closed cat panel structure in full visibility of the old hen. - Old hen occasionally free ranged and around the cat...

thank you all! yeap, ill call D2D Monday and take him back. Do you think a new pullet now would assimilate or I should just leave it at 3 and be done ..

Hello! Im a second time chicken momma and convinced that one of the the Australorps is a cockerel! Can some of you experts confirm? The chicks are about 7 weeks old and Dare2Dream will take him back if a roo, but should I get an exchange? Will a new 7-8 week pullet be accepted by the other...

What happens when you forget to open up the pop door after a cleaning! Nature is resourceful. Read here. https://paloaltochickens.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/in-which-there-was-an-egg-hunt/

My first egg! Or two. Both discovered on the same day. Both at 19 weeks about 6 days when they started squatting for me :-) so exciting, i've gone out and bought layer crumble and oyster shells right away. My blog: http://paloaltochickens.wordpress.com/ First egg...

thank you :-) i get the giggles even now when i look at it! Next I have to figure out a good easy to fill waterer. I have hardware mesh and don't want to cut a hole in it. any ideas involving the nipple waterers and tubing of some kind? - chanda

Here's my Easter Egger at 10 weeks. Leila is a beauty!

Heres my DIY chicken-feeder with ABS pipe, extremely cost-effective! and was a super exciting project for the coop! Full instructions are on my blog: http://paloaltochickens.wordpress.com/diy-feeder/

Im new too.. Half Moon Bay Feed and Fuel. Thats where I got my girls, 6 weeks old as of Thursday. https://paloaltochickens.wordpress.com/ I'm going back there next week to get a chopped straw bale or two depending on size. Going to start the deep litter method in the run.