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Ours are 13-14 weeks old now. Every night they go to sleep in a pile in the corner of the yard, we pick them up and put them in the coop on the roosting bar. They stay on the bar all night and we have even seen them walk up the ramp to the bar if we just put them on the coop floor (although the...

Here is the chicken yard and coop. A couple of the girls having a morning snack The rest of the gang enjoying some clovers This is our first go at chickens. Currently there are 7 Speckled Sussex pullets in the run, but 2-3 are slated to go to paw paw's farm when they get a bit older.

Thanks for the responses. We did tap the dripper but I think pdirt is right, It was a pretty dramatic day for them. May need to give them some settle in time and try again.

We got our flock started today! We picked up 7 speckled Sussex pullets from a local show. They love the enclosure, but showed no interest in the watering nipples. Should we put some water in a pan tomorrow or hope they figure things out? Thanks on advance

Thanks for the tip, but being in south Louisiana we shouldn't have too many freezing issues.

Thanks for the feedback! Glad to know we won't be trying to "train" our future chickens

We are currently establishing our "suburban chicken farm". The wife bought a bucket with the watering nipples, which seems like a great idea to keep the water clean, but how do you train them to use it? Thanks in advance