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    Food for my Older Hens and younger chickens

    I have two hens that are a year old and then I have nine chickens that are about five weeks old. The young chickens have managed to slip through a hole in their brooder area of the chicken coop and into the main coop area and as of this morning have been in with the older hens. So far no...
  2. r-l-newell

    Rooster or Hen?

    Please look at these photos of the six chicks I got from Tractor Supply from the Sraight Run Bin. There are six different photos and the chicks are now about six weeks old and the size of a pigeon with almost all of their feathers. Thanks for the help.
  3. r-l-newell

    Ready to move into Coop with older Hens?

    Here is a photo of one of my Chicks that I want to move in with my older hens. Does she look old enough and large enough to move her in with two one year old hens? I have a Rhode Island Red and an Austrolop that I want to move her and five other of the same sized chicks into the coop with.
  4. r-l-newell

    Purina Start and Grow for Older Hens?

    I have seveeral chicks that are going on six weeks of age and are being fed Purina Start and Grow and my two older hens are eating Purina regular Crumbles . Would it be ok when I intigrate the chicks in with the established hens to feed the Start and Grow to the established hens as well? It...
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    Moving Chicks in with Older Hens

    I have two hens that are about a year old now and I have ten chicks that are about four to six weeks old. When is the appropriate time to move the chicks in with the established hens in the chicken coop? They are already in a sectioned off part of the coop and have been for about three to four...
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    Moving Chicks in with Older Hens

    I have two one year old hens and recently bought some baby chicks that I have been raising in a brooder pen. When will they be old enough for me to put the chicks in with the old hens? I have never raised a new batch of chicks after having hens already but a fox got in my hen house roof when the...
  7. r-l-newell

    Chicken Compatability Question

    I had ten chickens that were about six months old killed over the weekend. I have two remaining chickens that are a Rhode Island Red and an Americana. If I purchased some other six month old chickens would they have issues staying together? just want to make sure before I spend money for some...
  8. r-l-newell

    Chick Pecking

    I have twelve chickens that are three and a half weeks old. They were put into their 8 foot by 6 foot (48 square feet total) chicken coop last week. I had thirteen chickens and one was picked at so badly on the vent area that it killed him. I have two other chickens of the group that in a...
  9. r-l-newell

    Nesting Box Height From Floor

    I am in the process of building a couple of Community Nesting Boxes for my 13 Laying Hens and I need to find out how far off the floor I should mount them. I already have the sloped roof and other features so that they don't try and use it as a roost but just need to know how far off the floor...
  10. r-l-newell

    Nesting Box Height From Floor

    I am in the process of building a couple of Community Nesting Boxes for my 13 Laying Hens and I need to find out how far off the floor I should mount them. I already have the sloped roof and other features so that they don't try and use it as a roost but just need to know how far off the floor...
  11. r-l-newell

    Moving Chicks into Coop

    I have built a 6 foot wide by 12 foot long by 8 foot tall Coop for our 13 chickens (10 Rhode Island Red's and 3 Americanas) and they currently are in a swimming pool in our spare room. It has been about 100 degrees outside the last few days here in Central Texas and I want to move them out of...
  12. r-l-newell

    Window Placement on Coop

    I am in the process of building a 6 foot deep by 8 foot long chicken coop with a 6 foot deep by 4 foot storage area and will be putting some old windows from a home remodel in it. The Coop will be facing North to South and I am trying to find out which side of the coop to put the windows. I...
  13. r-l-newell

    Roofing Materials Suggestions for the most egg laying.

    I have decided to build a chicken coop that is 6 feet deep by 8 feet wide with a standard typed of peaked roof that starts at 5 feet 3 inches from the floor. I am trying to decide if I should put clear fiberglass panels like that are over greenhouses or if I should use steel roofing for the...
  14. r-l-newell

    Coop and Run Help and Number of Chickens I'm Able to Keep

    I am in the process of building a Chicken Coop and a Run. I am thinking about building the Coop 8 foot wide and about 4 foot tall and either 4 foot or 6 foot deep and a 16 foot Run for them. I am thinking of getting one Rooster and the rest Laying Hens. How many chickens can I have in this size...
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