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  1. OklaSteve

    Adding 2 cockerels, thoughts?

    Thank you for the information, it was a great read. The coop I have them in is about 90 square feet and the run is around 5500 square feet so they have plenty of room. In the coop there is a 35 gallon waterer and 2 five gallon feeders. There are 5 roosting bars that are all at different...
  2. OklaSteve

    Adding 2 cockerels, thoughts?

    I probably should have added that the girls are just over a year old and the two cockerels I am adding are both 9 weeks old.
  3. OklaSteve

    Adding 2 cockerels, thoughts?

    Hey everyone. So I am adding 2 cockerels to my flock of 14 hens. I have read the ratio should be anywhere from 5 to 10 hens per rooster. So hopefully 7 each will be about right. I hand raised my hens a little over a year ago. After some consideration I decided to add my cockerels. They were...
  4. OklaSteve

    Two broody hens in one box

    Fantastic article. Thank you very much. I will have to go to town in a day or two so I will pick up a couple of crates.
  5. OklaSteve

    Two broody hens in one box

    This was some fantastic information, thank you very much for the time it took to write such a response. After lots of thought I have decided to remove all of the eggs and try to break the broodiness in both of them. Now I just need to do some research on how to stop the broodiness. I have...
  6. OklaSteve

    Two broody hens in one box

    So I have 14 hens of various breeds. Two of my hens have gone broody. I wasn’t going to raise any chicks this year but a neighbor’s rooster got into my coop for about a week so I figured I would give hatching a few eggs a try. I have 5 nesting boxes but two of the girls have decided to use the...
  7. OklaSteve

    Waterers and what works best in the winter

    So I just saw this post and thought I would add my 2 cents worth. I have 2 coops that I built in large shed. One coop is about 30 square feet and has 5 RIR hens. The larger coop is almost 70 square feet and it houses 14 hens of various breeds. In the smaller coop I have a 5 gallon bucket with...
  8. OklaSteve

    Hens laying on ground and not in nesting boxes

    I do have 3 fake eggs in each nesting box. Unfortunately where they have chosen to lay is not someplace I can easily see. So the short answer is no I don’t know which ones are laying outside the coop. I have also considered just not letting them out of the coop for a few days and see if that...
  9. OklaSteve

    Hens laying on ground and not in nesting boxes

    I have 14 girls that are 30 weeks old today. I consistently get about 6 eggs a day which considering their age and time of year is not a problem for me. A few of the girls are using the nesting boxes but several of them are laying eggs in the run. Is there a way to teach them to use the boxes...
  10. OklaSteve

    Golden Polish rooster or hen?

    That’s what I was thinking but I’m fairly new to chickens. And yes he is very pretty but I am not sure if I will keep him. He is so flighty and afraid of everything that he is impossible to handle. Anyway, thanks for confirming for me. Have a great day.
  11. OklaSteve

    Golden Polish rooster or hen?

    Oh and it is actually now 14 weeks old.
  12. OklaSteve

    Golden Polish rooster or hen?

    These are the best I could do. Out of all my birds this one is the least friendly and tries to hide from everything.
  13. OklaSteve

    Golden Polish rooster or hen?

    I will get out there in a little while and see if I can get some better pictures.
  14. OklaSteve

    Golden Polish rooster or hen?

    I ordered a new flock of chicks from an online hatchery. My order was large enough (16 hens in pairs of 2), that I received a free chick in my order. Great for me except they don’t tell you what it is and they don’t keep a record of what they include. It is just whatever they have extra for that...
  15. OklaSteve

    How do I get new chickens to come out of the coop?

    Thanks to everyone who responded so quickly. This really is a great group of people. The door is open and they will either eventually come out or they won’t. But they are all healthy and have everything they need. Now I will just wait. Again, thanks to everyone.
  16. OklaSteve

    How do I get new chickens to come out of the coop?

    I really kind of figured that it was probably just because it is new. Hopefully they will get it on their own. I can see them looking out the door so maybe it won’t be much longer. I just worry about them in this heat.
  17. OklaSteve

    How do I get new chickens to come out of the coop?

    I actually did move a couple of them outside but they immediately ran back and inside the coop.
  18. OklaSteve

    How do I get new chickens to come out of the coop?

    It’s only since this morning so maybe I just need to practice some patience.
  19. OklaSteve

    How do I get new chickens to come out of the coop?

    So I got 16 new born chicks on April 4,2022. I raised my chicks in the house until they got too big to keep inside. At about 9-10 weeks old I moved them into what would be their forever coop. It is about 100 square feet so they have had plenty of room. Unfortunately the amount of work and money...
  20. OklaSteve

    Am I helping or hurting? I

    So here is what I have decided to do. I have an old coop that is very small. It was given to me when I started raising chickens last year. It’s only good for a couple of chickens but it will provide some safety at night if she wants to use it. If in a few days I see she is not using it I will...
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