So far, my chicks haven't been out of the run at all-it's attached to the coop and they just run back and forth. I've been locking them into the coop at night-they're really good at going in when we approach the coop/run. The coop is secure with hardware cloth around the sides, so no digging!
My...
I have a coop with decent sized run attached. I have 2-week old chicks who are outgrowing the brooder I made--there's no more space in the garage unless I can get the hubs to get rid of a few things (ha!). I've got to make a change quickly! They're in the garage where the temps are pretty set @...
1of the 6 chicks we just got yesterday seems to have trouble walking and is less social than the others. She is super sweet & kind of vocal, too. She looks like she's panting a lot.
She doesn't seem to be acclimating like the other chicks. It's like she doesn't have good balance. She's also...
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I bought my coop, used, from CL. Just got 6 baby chicks today. We're using pine shavings inside the coop with some paper towels on top of the shavings in the nest "carrels" (they're not really boxes, more sections).
As you can see, the run is attached. There's not much grass under the...
Hi all! Putting finishing touches on the coop to prepare for the chicks. Central Tx here, so no need for a brooder, I was told.
Question is: do I order or do my son and I go pick them out from the feed store? Does it really matter? We've already gone and looked at them. They have the kind we...