My chicks are 7 weeks and 2 days old. There is one chick that has a little darker feathers and a darker comb. Im afraid he is a rooster.
These two pics are the other chicks
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!
I just put my chicks out for their first night in the coop. I'm worried it's too cold for them. I live in Springville the low is around 40 tonight but over the next few days it could get down to 30. Should I worry or put a heat lamp in there? They have straw and its not drafty
Thanks! I will move the roosts. Only one screw holding them down. As for nest boxes at this point I plan on using two home depot buckets. They wedge perfectly width wise. I would put a threshold on them to hold bedding and cut an access hole in the back of them. They would be in the end...
Mine may think I am a hawk because I reach in the brooder from the top. I will start reaching in from the side haha. Hopefully they will calm down and trust me more if I do that.
We have 6 RIR chicks, About a week old now. They were sexed by the hatchery. Hopefully we don't have any roos as the city doesn't allow them. We have held them two days in a row now for about ten minutes each. They fall asleep in our hands. They seam to really enjoy being held so I think they...
The best boxes will be at the left end. I don't have a picture of where they will be. I plan on placing them a safe distance from the roosts and replacing the bedding of the nest box often.
Hi all! Just wanted to post my pics and get some feedback. The coop has been modified from a quail coop. Its 8' long by 2' wide with about 30" floor to ceiling. The 3 roosts are 2" b 4"s and are 12 inches apart and they are 10.5" from the bare floor. The roosts are about 22" long. There are four...
The door to the coop will be open but the enclosure will have 1/2 inch hardware cloth and a secure door. There may be some patching required for the fences of the enclosure in the corners. We dont really have racoons around that I know of. I am debating if the enclosure will have all panels and...
Here are the pics of my chicken coop. It used to be a quail coop, I have 6 RIR hens that are four days old. I have made some modifications. Its 8' long by 2' wide and about 30 inches high from floor to roof. I have three roosts that are 10.5 inches from the floor with no bedding. The roosts are...