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    Coop chaos between Hens and 11 week old chicks

    4 chickens and 4 chick's. We have had 8 chickens in there before and never had an issue.
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    Coop chaos between Hens and 11 week old chicks

    Picture of the coop and roosting bars
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    Coop chaos between Hens and 11 week old chicks

    I'll take some pictures today
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    Coop chaos between Hens and 11 week old chicks

    We have been letting our chicks and hens mingle together for the last few weeks and they have done great except when it comes to bed time... the chicks seem to go in first and get all settled on the roost then when the hens come in the chicks freak out and leave the coop, after about 10 minutes...
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    Laying outside the nest boxes

    We have 4 hens 4 pullets. The run is about 16 x 16 and we have 3 nest boxes, they had been laying in there consistenly for the last year but I definitely think its because I've let them free range almost all day lately. Thanks for the advice, I did clean the nest boxes completely out and put...
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    Laying outside the nest boxes

    My boxes are very shaded and they were laying in them for months before this. I will try cleaning out the boxes and adding fresh hay and keeping them contained in the run for a few days. Thanks for the suggestions 🙂
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    Laying outside the nest boxes

    We have been letting our chickens free range much more lately and as a result the last few days two of our hens have layed in different areas of the yard. One in particular lays in a bush and so I have kept them contained to the run and coop all day yesterday and this morning. Yesterday there...
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    8 week old Easter Egger Rooster near Portland, Or

    Free 8 week old Easter Egger Rooster, wish we could keep him because he is such a great Roo but we only live on 1/3 of an acre and have neighbors so crowing wouldn't be ideal.
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    7 week old Roo being mean to new 6 week old chick

    Thank you! I will do that today, I put the brooder right next to where I have the other chicks so they can still see each other. I will put him in there for a few days and see how it goes 😏
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    Introducing 8 week old Roo to adult flock

    We have an 8 week old roo we can't keep and my brother wants to take him but he has a large (25-30) flock of adult chickens.. can he introduce the 8 week old roo to the flock?
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    7 week old Roo being mean to new 6 week old chick

    We have three 7 week old Easter Eggers, one is a Roo. We just introduced a 6 week old Rhode Island Red and the rooster has been very aggressive.. circling her, pecking her hard. We separated her in a brooder by herself for tonight but is this a normal behavior to assert himself in the pecking...
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    Is it normal for chicken to huddle up in a corner at night?

    Mine are about 8 weeks old and sleep huddled in a corner still, I know they can get on the roost because Ive seen them on there multiple times. Im going to give it more time and see if they figure it out on their own.
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    New Member but veteran lurker!

    I had been researching the idea of getting chickens for about a year and always found myself on this site for information, we now have a beautiful coop and run that my husband built and 4 7 week old pullets (2 australorps, 2 plymouth rocks) and everything is going really well so far! Glad to be...
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