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Thanks, if i put the wire on the bottom do you suggest using "river sand" as i have seen a lot of people recommend that, also what do you think about taking out the "poop tray" and putting it at the bottom at night so there is no bottom and they can get up to the roost bars and nest boxes...

Thanks! that is a really great idea i dint even think of!

Hello! well i took out the window and put the wire there to start, i think taking the whole back out is a good idea too and bracing it with 2 x 4's here is the pic of the "upstairs" i have the roost boxes closed off to them because they are only 7 weeks, i am pretty sure they are just laying on...

Hi Cheep! Thanks so much! I did take out the window last night to ventilate and had a long talk with the hubby about making a "real" coop and run and he is on board, yours is awesome! i dont think ours will be that great to start but I cant thank you enough for all the info and advise! I will...

Thank you thank you thank you! As soon as i got it i knew it was too tiny but for now i am trying to make it work, for at least a couple more weeks, bad research on my part i wish i would have found this site before i bought it. I took the stupid window out and covered with hardware wire...

Yeah i had read that too, i didn't shut them up there in the beginning and now have read maybe i should have done that but will try the food tonight, they love broccoli so maybe that will be the trick! thanks! I just think i bought a crappy coop as well but i think we can modify it, so if...

Soooo I bought this coop online when my chicks were 3 weeks old, they stayed in the house in the brooder until 6 weeks old they are now 7 weeks old and staying out in the coop full time, i let them out to run around but only when supervised, the main issue i am having is getting them to go up...

Hello, Thanks for the info, i did move them to the larger coop and put them outside then put them all together and it was like they have never been separated! so I am very happy about that! The only other thing is the temp, i read that (and was told by the lady that sold me the chicks) that...

I have 4 new chicks, 3 weeks old, 2 jersey giants and 2 ameraucanas. 1 of the ameraucanas is being bullied by the other 3, she does not seem injured but I have put her in a separate container over night, I tried putting her back in today and they started in on her within 2 minutes, I have read...