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Been a while since I have been on here! Update: The Coolie Coop is done but still got a few lil things to do to it...My 2 hens(6 months) are living in it already. The Coole Coop 2 is in progress. My yr old hen I keep separate from the others for when she ventures out the roo jumps her...

Nice!!!! My 2 hens are 6 months ol and just started laying a couple of weeks ago...Yesterday my New Hampshire gave me a double yolker..I haven't seen this in years...today her egg is even bigger...if its a 3 yolker im taking a pic!!!

Well, not quite free ranging...have to lock them up at night due to predators

Lil over 3 months and now they are free ranging with the rooster( still feed chick starter)....but they sleep in separate quarters but side by side with my older roo and older hen. I have a couple of questions for ya all... first off.. 1) until the Roo can catch the teenagers, he still jumps...

When we were kids, my dad would play "the coolie pinching monster" with us 4 kids..for us Italians, coolie means your butt.. =} so that is the name of my coop... The Coolie Coop we are in the process of building a brand new coop...yea!

I do have 3 more hens but they are almost 2 months old...not even close yet to be with him. In about a week or 2 they will be outside in their separate living quarters but visible to the hen and roo I have. They will learn from them 2. So hopefully this will be a lil distraction for him...

Oh no...all during the day he has access to inside and she to go outside..they are free all day..its just that she doesn't want to come outside is all. they are not separated..they use to roam all over together on the property. Now she doesn't even do that with him.

I have a full grown rooster and hen, and 3, 6 week ol chicks which are separate from the others. Question here is my rooster seems to be real real bossy and (how do I say this) mating? my hen to death lately...she doesn't even want to come out of the coop and eats and drinks in there. Its like...

Just started the no light at day and night...tonight all 3 were like teenagers at a slumber party but finally settled down...glad I read these post too because I noticed this party event also =}

1 of my baby chicks didn't look very well the first night and Im guessing it was shock because their cage tip over..she was just lifeless. We didn't think she was going to make it...So I grabbed her with a warm towel and kept her close to my chest for a couple of hours and dipped my finger in a...

Thanks all ! think I will wait till then...they are inside with me for now..no more light bulb..we are growing like weeds!

My first time raising babies. Ive been doing a lot of reading from here, so far so good cept my chicks seems to be doing the dust thing inside their cage we made them..can I make one for them or just wait till they are outside(coop) for good which will be about another week or 2..I already have...