I just came home with 3 Barred Rock Peeps. My plan was to raise them in a brooder and slowly integrate them into the flock of 3 one-year old hens (2x Orpington and 1x Ameraucana).
However I was also advised to put them into the hen house at night with the hens to "trick" them into thinking...
I built a chicken coop for my family out of an old deck and shed. It's constructed from about 75% recycled materials. I really like it. However, I fear that its a little too small. It has a 4'x6' run and a 3'x4' coop with and additional 3'x1' of nesting boxes.
24 sf run
15 sf coop.
We...