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We built our first coop this summer and I wanted to make sure that it had lots of ventilation, but in the recent below 0 cold and snow, it ended up letting snow in and my run isn't covered, so my poor chickens couldn't escape the snow! These pictures are of the ways we temporarily fixed the...

I have a roo that is part of a flock of 6 red ranger roos and 6 laying hens. Everyone gained up on this roo and he is hurt pretty bad. I thought I could just heal him up to last the 4 more weeks until he is 12 weeks old, but it looks like one of the wounds (they are on the joint connecting the...

I tried to mesh two flocks a couple weeks ago and my older laying hens are not taking kindly to my meat birds, which all ended up being rooster. The roosters are now 8 weeks old, so it's almost butchering time. I found one of my roosters yesterday with big blood spots at the top of the each wing...

I have 6 red rangers that I believe are all roosters. They are currently 8 weeks old and based on the two I weighed, weigh between 4.5 and 5 pounds each. I'm trying to decide when to butcher so I can coordinate with a grandparent sleepover for my fiver year old boys. Is 8 weeks too early? How...

I believe these red ranger chicks are 5 weeks old, maybe 4. I have them in a pen in my coop at the moment, but will be letting them roam with my big ladies next week. We aren't allowed roosters in our town. I'm trying to figure out how many we will end up butchering.

Hello! I got laying chicks in spring and am starting to get the hang of it. I was in our local Tractor Supply and found fall chicks for a quarter! I brought them home only to find out that they are meat chickens! What can others tell me about Red Rangers (I'm not finding much)? I read a post...

We are building our first coop and run and are trying to find ways to cut costs. The run will be 12 ft long, 8 ft wide, and 7 ft tall. Would fencing with 2 in by 4 in holes work to fence the upper half and top of the run? We are planning on using 1/4 in hardware cloth for an apron and along...

We are working on designing our first coop and were wondering if we really need to close the door at night. I would in the winter to help retain heat, but do I need to all year?

My husband and I are raising our first chickens and are still in the planning stage of our coop. Since we are hoping to add/rotate our flock, we are thinking about installing a brooder underneath one of the poop boards. Is 2hx2wx4L a good area for up to 6 chicks? Are there certain ways of...

Hello! My family is raising our first chickens and after Pinterest bringing me here a few (many) times, I decided to join. We are designing our 8x4 coop using many of the ideas I've found so far. We only have 6 chicks so far, but our town ordinance allows for 10, so we are trying to create...

Hello! My DH and I are building our first coop and I'm wondering whether we need to insulate at all. We are close to the Bighorn mountains in Wyoming and temps can range from 105 in July (summer usually lasts 3 months) to week long bursts of - 15 in the winter (we get snow at any moment from...