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    Constipated Chick

    Any update on this ? I have, I think, the same issue with one particular chick - a layer. A few days ago, well 3-4 days ... there was this one little dude that had this same problem, he chirped so loudly, and closed his eyes and spread his wings and barely managed to get out a tiny bit of poop...
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    Coop size for alternating ~15 / ~50 chickens/chicks

    Oh yeah, they're insatiable. Having both meat and egg ones at the same time, got the chance to see them side by side, the difference is huge - even in how they eat, not just the amounts.
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    Coop size for alternating ~15 / ~50 chickens/chicks

    Had a look over everything, unfortunately I won't be able to take them out until later I think. On the one hand - I don't yet have a coop/run. It's literally an empty plot ... And on the other, at least for the foreseable future, there will be no heating inside, nights are still chilly and days...
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    Coop size for alternating ~15 / ~50 chickens/chicks

    Ok, that's good to know but to be honest I really don't know and I don't care much outside of what I need to build for them. I won't really take care of them, I won't be slaughtering them, I won't even be eating them. So I'm just interested in space requirements and duration. And for duration...
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    Coop size for alternating ~15 / ~50 chickens/chicks

    Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear. Whatever I do, they will definitely be separate. They will share a common fence/wall but they will be separate. I don't think that's a problem. --- I honestly don't know ... as I understand it, they get slaughtered at ~3 months or so I think. Judging by how...
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    Coop size for alternating ~15 / ~50 chickens/chicks

    So ... to keep it short and simple. I find myself in need of building a coop+run to accomodate roughly 40-50 chickens. ~10-15 egg layers and ~25-30 meat chickens that come in late spring and 'go away' in late summer/early autumn. We bought 20 egg laying chicks and 30 meat chicks. Unfortunately...
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