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SO i did and addition to my coop today added another 4 ft so i can add some more ladies in the future. They are completly lost cause i moved there Roosting pole. I went out to cover them up for the night and they were all laying in the nesting boxes and will not go near the addition. Guess i...

Just an update i burred the wire 1 1/2 foot deep but it was to week. We have 2 labs and one is still a young pup. Well she pulled the wire enough to get under while one of my black star hens was in the run. Needless to say we lost 1 of our hens and lesson learned. Pup got a beating and has been...

We built our first coop out of scrap wood from building a shed and picked up 5 hens today. Kids go crazy over them just cant wait for the ladies to get settled.

What would be the best Hen to Rooster ratio. I have heard you dont want to many roosters in with your Hens beause they will just fight the whole time. I plan on doing from 100 to 200 chickens. Also if i get up to the 200 range should i seperate them and make 2 seperate flocks?

Thanks Elmo for the advice. Yeah i had never even thought of that with the food being on the ground. Sounds like it may be a smarter idea just to go ahead and get a broader and buy day old chicks. Really would like to try a natural habitat time situation but sounds like more of a pain.

I would really appreciate any advise

Im new to the site and new to the idea of Building a large coop and never buying eggs or overpriced chicken at the store. Got a couple of questions for everyone that is reading this. First off is they anyway to raise chicks without removing them from the flock the only thing i can think off is...