ADDED 2 WEEK OLD CHICKS TO AN ALREADY MOTHERING BROODY HEN THREE WEEKS IN. A little tip or trick to adding baby chicks (two weeks old) to a broody hen with other chicks (3 weeks old) already under her. We had a broody hen that successfully hatched 3 silkes from eggs under her. However, we had a...
I am having a 5x8 Lean To style coop, with 7 nesting boxes with an outside lift to the boxes built by an Amish man who has a standard design. I have been adding on things such as:
glass floor board
extra shelves for perching
extra window
higher ceiling - higher end will be 7' tapering down...
Oh my, I'm learning! Please bear with me! I have 3 Golden Red Sexlink chicks, and have 5 Dominique and 5 Speckled Sussex on the way. The coop is ordered and I still have to figure out the run.
Just moved to PA from Florida. We just took the dive into chickens. Ordered a 5x8 lean to style coop, will need to figure out the run. Have 3 new Golden Red Sexlink chicks with 5 Dominique and 5 Speckled Sussex on the way now.