Thanks for all the great ideas.
I am building another coop because we have fallen in love with chickens, and our new flock will be larger. The current coop is very secure, I just got lazy and left the dang door open. Did it for 4 months without any issues so i guess we were just very lucky...
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Well, glad I asked!!!!
The girls want to replace them now, and the only older chickens I find online are $50 each. I guess we can build the new coop and run, and raise the chicks in there for a few months while letting our survivor continue to free range in the yard and lock her in...
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So if we go with more chicks - we can't put them together for several months! Wow - what would happen if we put 5-6 weeks olds with the 5 month old?
This is my 1st post, although I have been reading for months.
I never desired anything to do with chickens, and although we live in a small town, we are city dwellers. One day my 6 year old daughter talked me into buying her a chick from the local feed store. I was told the store didn't want...