My 10 chicks, ranging in age from 6 weeks to 3 weeks, all like to bundle up together in the run under their coop at night to sleep. It has been getting to the low 50's here at night, and in the mid-70's to 80's in the day.
The ladder into the coop is down, and they all know how to go up and...
Found the group, georgiagail!
I'm a few miles south of Warrenton, the very edge of the CSRA, and a completely different experience than many other areas here. We've lived here in the country for about 5 years, and in Evans for almost 25 years.
Had time to add some finishing touches to the coop. All I have to do now is paint it, but I am also building an above-ground pool, laying tile in my sons' bedroom, rebuilding and reinstalling the engine in my Datsun 510, working, etc. etc. etc.
I wanted the board 'n batten look on the coop to...
Got home a little early today, so I spent some time with our chicks!
Right now we have 6 chicks that are approximately 6 weeks old, and 4 that are about 2 weeks old. We had a loss of three of the 6 week-olds, so we ended up getting the 4 babies.
The 6 weekers:
2 Buff Orps
1 Barred...
Yeah, I do this too. Mostly just checking out breeds, though, since I can't see any coops.
It gets worse when you stop randomly and talk to people! lol
My 3 y.o. twins saw some Brahmas in a yard and pointed them out!
Dan
I've installed a trap door in the floor of my coop. The ground is 2' below the level of the coop floor, and I have a carpeted board about 56" long running to the ground.
How do I get my chicks (~4-5 weeks) to use this ladder board? I want them to be able to enjoy the dirt below the coop! I've...