I will get some pictures up shortly. The true greens are also chipmunks with yellow legs so thats our problem. We either have 3 true greens and 1 welsummer, or 2 true greens and 2 welsummers. One passed in the first day and we dont know which it was.
We ordered some whiting true greens and welsummers and made the mistake of not having them marked by the hatchery. They basically all look the same and we need to try and figure out who is who. Are there any distinguishing features we could look for? They are 4 weeks old now.
The birds will not being going in until the run is finished. The cupola has an industrial fan in it, and I am installing a window on the front also. I am going to make a sectioned area in the coop and run that only the smallest birds can fit through if they want/need. I also was off a little bit...
We are getting 12 birds, from 3 different places, ranging between 4 and 10 weeks. As in my original post, the coop is 20sqft and the run is over 160sqft. Our friend is fostering some of our chicks and the others are coming from reputable breeders.
They will be coming from different farms, so the quarantine will probably be good. Should we partition of the coop for at night? We have multiple doors on the coop so we can let some in the ramp and the others in the side. I can separate them in the run easily. My girlfriend already has a full...
Hello everyone, new here. My coop is in place and run is almost complete. We have secured some 4 week and 10 week old (hopefully all pullets). Our plan is to pick all of them up the same day and put them into the coop/run at the same time. The coop is 20 sqft and the run is 160sqft. Temperatures...