Thanks Ridgerunner, my coop is 8x10. I have 3 roosting bars about 6' long. My first 15 fit on the top bar together. If you consider my flock a circus the guineas are the clowns. They are goofy, loud and flighty. The run is only temporary until they are ready to free range. The guineas especially...
Thank you aart, I read up a lot on integration and it seemed like a long process. I am going to expand their pen area today and tomorrow let theme all out together to free range. I have a large coop that should accommodate 35-40 birds. Right now they have 140 square feet of run and I'm going to...
The chickens all came from family. They were already quarantined. All apear to be very healthy. Now they are in the coop, separated in their chicken jails. They are separated by hardware cloth and visible to all chickens.
Hi, I'm curious if I can speed up integration of three groups of chickens that I acquired. I got one group a week ago (9 Barred Rocks-11m old, 2 Sex Link-11m old, 4 guineas-5m). These guys are still finding their pecking order, they are curious about the new chickens.
I just got 10 Golden Comets...
Hi yall, I recently bought a new-to-me greenhouse and I'm looking for some DIY ways to heat it. I have a wood stove and unlimited wood that I would like to take advantage of if possible. Any and all ideas welcome! Thank you
Glad to join this site as I am new to chicken keeping and will most likely have questions. I have a small flock of 11 hens with 4 guineas hens.I look forward to learning from the best!
-Lexi