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Thank you, I guess I have a bit of a wait ahead of me, oh well at least the weather is getting better and they can go outside soon!

I know chickens can be mean but at what size/age is it safe to put my chicks in with the others?

No foot stamping but they are very tame, follow me everywhere I cant work in the garden when they are out cause they step right where I'm trying to dig, plant, weed, whatever, a worm could appear at any time! The ones that squat have been laying for a while, looking forward to my Ameracaunas...

So what is squatting all about? Why do they do that? I walk into my coop and the hens squat right down and don't move till I step around them.

Are your Ameracaunas laying? Mine were hatched Sept. 1.

The first time my young roo threatened me was his doom, I have no patience for that and now he's soup!

darn racoons! So smart and agile, they learn from their mistakes too! Good luck and hurry!

Yup, I'd put a board along the top.

Whatever that is, it's gross!

One of my hens did the same thing, I went to check the nest and she hadn't layed an egg by her usual time, I looked just in time to see her lay an egg right there on the ground like she was just having a poop, now she hasn't layed since and that was a least a week ago!

Racoons for sure! they have little hands and reach right through and grab what they can! FYI, just a little shocking you left the one legged ones alive! Put the poor things out of there misery! Racoons are awful!!!

If you find a rooster that doesn't crow, you just won the lottery! I'ts kinda like a sasquatch, there are rumors but nobody has one!

Beautiful coop! The run looks the same as my 10x10 chicken run (Sold as a dog run) my only advice is racoon proof it!!! Wire roof and burried fencing, 6" down tucked under the fence and about a foot or so wide. Trust me it is so worth it! Nothing worse than seeing what a coon will do to your...

Thanks everyone for the excellent info! Now that I know I've done it wrong I will try to ease the adjustment and ask FIRST next time!

Hmmm, I've been thinking about a divider, I might do that, the babies are now hiding in a nest box much of the day to avoid the constant wrath! Thanks for your help!

Im no expert, but Im guessing they will lay where they are comfortable and the appropriate nesting boxes are. They know where home is (The coop) and will lay there when they are ready, good luck!

The little ones are a little over 5 weeks old, half the size of the new hens and growing fast.

The eggs will stay fertile for up to a week.

I just picked up 2 6 month old hens to replace the ones the darn racoons got and they are picking on my other chickens, (Younger and smaller) will this ease as they get to know each other or when the young'uns get full size or are my little ones doomed?

I was naive! There are no racoons in my area (So I thought) and I housed my pet bantys quite nicely for over a year, letting them out during the day to follow me around the garden and scratch around my abundant veggie garden. Two nights ago 2 racoons got into the coop and mutilated my dear pets...