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Oops forgot pictures 😂

TS had these listed as New Hampshires, I'm leaning towards Jersey Giants.. That big one though, I have no idea, I'm assuming a mix of some kind but any thoughts? Pics in comments

Thanks everyone! Lots of natural light(more than in the dog crate for sure!)

The lowest temp this whole week at night is 62.

The chicken coop is finally finished! The run is not, but the chicks are currently in a large dog crate and could definitely use the extra space the coop will allow. I was hoping to move them to the coop today but it's a rainy cool day(65 degrees, not too cold). Is it fine if I move them out...

When I move my chicks into the coop do I need to have the nesting boxes already in there so they can get used to them(I'm pretty sure I read somewhere they need to be unusable until laying age, if so how do I go about doing that?), or can I add the nesting boxes later when they get to laying age?

No to both.

The chick in question is only 2-3 weeks old so I'm pretty sure it's way too early to tell but I'm being impatient since a friend told me she thinks it's a roo.. She/he was the first to roost and is always finding the highest roosts, I have no idea if that makes a difference or not. She/he is my...

Yeah we checked to see if buying larger 2x4s and cutting them in half was cheaper, but it was actually cheaper to buy 7.5 foot ones, so we went with that. Thanks!

Huh! I don't know why I said 12 sq. ft., must've been a typo, we're definitely doing a 6x6 ft./36 sq. ft. coop. with a 42 sq. ft. run.

Thanks!

We're shooting for a 6x6 with a 6x7 run.

We're shooting for a 12 sq. ft. coop with a 42 sq. ft. run.

We just bought all the material to build our coop and my husband thought it would cost less, so I'm just curious if we overspent or if it was a normal amount($550ish). We didn't have any access to free/cheap lumber so we had to buy it all..

I don't mean to hijack your post, I have a chick with pasty butt as well, I feel like I'm being as gentle as possible but it seems to be pulling out some fluff/feathers still.. Is that normal?