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chickflick'92 : Both of my chickens are 5 months 11 days old but the one BR is bigger, has a larger comb and is starting to be aggressive towards the other chickens. This pic is the potential "roo".... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/13104_roo.jpg All the other combs on my 7...

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My Barred Rocks starting laying about a month ago and tonight I did not make it out to the coop to get the eggs until after dark. The temps are below freezing and the eggs feel frozen to me. Will they still be ok? Edited to add: The temp is about 30...maybe the egg is just really cold and it...

There is no way 2-3 chickens are gonna effect your well water.

1 box will be plenty for 2 chickens. The most common dimensions are 12" x 12" x 12".

Here is the 1 1/2" batten that I cut and hung yesterday and painted today.

Quote: Thank you!

Quote: Yea, expansion has already crossed my mind!

Also picking up the hardware cloth to add to the run.

Made a few changes over the past month or so: Removed the roosting bench and added a roosting ladder. Raised the nesting boxes and added a slanted roof so they couldn't roost on it. Added a tin roof on top of the painted plywood roof. I am in the process of painting the batten I added...

Another vote for 12" x 12" x 12". I made this out of 1 sheet of plywood...including the slanted roof so they could not roost on it.

Quote: I would assume he is talking about the run. That is some pretty big openings in the wire! Yes, SHE, Shellie was referring to the large goat fencing and chicken wire. My dog would tear that apart in 15 minutes flat. Plus, there's no netting on top. We've got loads of hawks here...

Quote: Are you talking about the run or the coop? americana-chick - It looks great to me! Thanks for sharing! I would assume he is talking about the run. That is some pretty big openings in the wire!

I have 6 barred rocks that are a couple of months old but I can't keep them straight to name them!

Looks great! Do you have an exterior window on the opposite side of the nesting boxes? Can get pretty hot in a garden shed. Well done!

Looks great so far!

I had the nesting boxes on 5" runners and a roost pole that they never seemed to use. They started sleeping in the nesting boxes along with pooping in them. So...I raised the nesting boxes onto posts, put on a slanted roof so they could not roost on them, and built a roosting ladder out of 2"...

Quote: Mine only did it until they got used to being around us. I think we used to scare them. I've had them for over a month and the behavior just started. I wore shoes into the coop today and they didn't peck me...I guess my toes look like worms.

My 7 week old Barred Rocks just started nipping at my toes (wearing sandals) when entering the run. I hope it is not a permanent behavior.

Middletown, Virginia here. Smack between Front Royal and Winchester.