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    Chicks hatched outside coop HELP

    Any concern of rooster attacking chicks? He’s pretty tame all the way around (why he’s still around).
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    Chicks hatched outside coop HELP

    Thanks! We have 13, just caught them all. I’m kinda in shock. Yes, i was thinking the same. It’s a 10’ by 10’ coop (we use chain link dog kennel, lined w hardware cloth, roofed w livestock paneling, half covered w tin). I have the nesting box in there. I guess I’ll let the rooster and...
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    Chicks hatched outside coop HELP

    Kind of a long story We have both ducks and chickens in 1 coop. 6 ducks, the chickens (3 hens 1 rooster) came later. They free range, we had tons of issues getting the chickens in at night. The were wild when we recused the chickens, they prefer to sleep in a tree. Anyway, we thought 1 got...
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    Chickens won’t sleep in duck coop - ideas?

    Good Morning Semi experience chicken flock owner, 1st duck flock. We have a converted dog run fortress for our flock of 6 ducks, they’re about 1.5 years old. A lot of predators (hence the chain link hardware cloth reinforced coop). It’s 10’ by 10’ I think, 6’ tall. Top and bottom fully wire...
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