Back with another update - we took out the divider a few weeks ago and now all 6 chickens live happily together! I would say the fence down the middle of the coop worked great for smoothing the transition. One day, one of the big chickens got into the little chickens' side and acted like it...
Grubblies!! Love the name:
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In case anyone reads this here is an update. We sectioned off a quarter of the big chicks' run last night and the three little chicks currently seem much happier. The big chicks won't let us hear the end of it but ultimately this might make integrating the two groups easier in a few weeks when...
The more I think about it, I think I should try and divide the 10 x 15 run in half so that the younger chickens have more room during the day. They are likely pulling the little one's tail feathers our of boredom since they are in the small a-frame. Finding a way to divide the 10 x 15 run will...
Hello! I am a first time chicken owner this year. My questions are actually at the bottom of this post, I just wanted to give some background first!
I started with three Golden Comets - 16 weeks when I got them. They free-ranged in an electric poultry fence for a few months with our two...
Hello! I'm a new chicken and waterfowl owner this year! I have 6 chickens and 2 Embden geese in my backyard. Since we got our first chickens 5 months ago it has been a real learning experience. I have many questions and I am looking forward to learning from this community.
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