My wife absolutely had to have baby chicks for Easter. Living in an area that has many backyard coops, I didn't see the need to have our own. However, with the neighbors out of town for the next six months and a coop doing nothing but sitting there...I thought we might could use theirs while we...
We had three birds, all from hatchlings. Unfortunately, a raccoon was hungry and we lost one. We thought 3 birds were ideal for us. We would like to introduce a new bird to the flock and do not know if this is an easy task or something that might take some special steps.