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The lower part of the run is 1/2 inch hardwire, 2 feet around, the upper is 2x4 wire and the top is covered in netting. If they were to roost near to the edge of the run on one of the logs, in theory a larger animal (racoon) could reach in and grab them if they could get 24" off the ground. I...

We do have multiple roosts in the new coop, some at different heights. The Buffs however, were absolutely frantic to get out of that coop. They seem terrified of the older birds, even though the older birds don't really bother them. The Buffs are so docile and we've been careful to make sure...

We have 4 birds in a mixed flock, SLW, Danish leghorn and Barred rock (all 19 weeks old). My son gave us 3 Buff Orpingtons (about 14 weeks old), 2 weeks ago. We kept them in the run area in a dog ex-pen. At first they didn't know how to roost at all, as my son had raised them on the ground in...

We are new chicken keepers. We obtained day old chicks in early May. We started with 6 but now have 4 due to a dog getting 2. They are 18 weeks old now. We have large run and coop. My son had 3 Buff Orpingtons that he didn't have time for. They are about 13 weeks old. He was not certain of...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, we are very new to owning and having chickens. We just got our chickens on May 6th, 2017 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We currently have 6 chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? We have 2 Danish Leghorns, 2...