Thanks again for everyone taking the time to read and reply - everything has been helpful in one way or another.
Thank you for the warning on not being able to drink from water nipples with pinless peepers. That is what I use on my heated water heater (going to get to 0 degrees here Sunday...
Thank you again everyone. Somewhat reassuring to hear from others that I've tried! And that it's perhaps more common than I thought to have to re-home a bird. I will admit I did not research integration issues BEFORE getting our new chicks, which was my mistake and may have changed my...
Thank you for taking the time to reply! I guess I thought it was getting to this point but wanted another opinion. I also read the link in your profile (how much room do chickens need) and thought it was helpful. As noted I had increased the run area from about 45 sq ft to 100 sq ft hoping...
Hi Everyone - Long time reader, new poster! :frow
I hesitate to post this because I feel like I read the same thing over and over, but I'm kind of at my wits end trying to integrate two chickens into my small flock. I previously had four, 4 year old hens that grew up together (barred rock...