I am heart broken I lost my girls in the breakup I can't take them with and now I won't be able to see them again.i raised them from chicks I grew their run spoiled the. did all the cleaning and care now it's all gone .I am heart broken I feel lost and now I don't know when I will be able to...
My flock is such a odd yet awesome one I have mixed in new flock of 3 with a old flock of 7 the 3 are two EE and a BCM my old flock is 7 layers and they was a bit of a challenge for the new flock my 1 EE knows her place the other to are still a bit skeptical of the old flock and are still very...
Well it's been almost 3 weeks and nothing no pecking no chasing not even a complaint from carol our most outspoken chicken in the coop .it's been a learning experience that's for sure
Get ready to over kill my coop is 9 by 8 supply shed /nursery/sick bay 9 by 6 the run is 30 by 21 with a 1!2 19 gauge fencing buried two feet down with a 12 inch lip facing out covered with rock so nothing can dig under . Heat and air circulation controlled and monitored via app as well as 7...
Let's see
Laying hens 10 for 20
Ee 3 for 15
BCM 2 for 10
Coop building materials 550 plus a boat load of free material (doors, windows shingles )
Mind you my coop is 9 by 8 In The main section and ceiling is 6foot 6 .
supply room is 9 by 6 only 5 feet high
It holds feed , scratch , peat...
Well things been semi good the layers are slowly slowing down the chasing my two roosters need to go though because of the bylaws sadly .so there be only 3 in the new flock .they come out of the coop but not right away and they are antsy when a brown layer is near . I'm letting things go but man...
So we are a week in brown girls are slowing down on bullying it's getting less and less but my new flock waits a bit until the old flock is gone before leaving the coop they sometimes go on the roost when the white layers are there other times they find another spot up high just watching to see...
Well first night all are in one coop pecking order wasn't to bad just chasing and no pecking my brown layers are just cranky where my white laying hens are chill the new girls are getting better knowing who's good and who to make space from.
Getting there just gotta add some more places hide and eat in the small outside run then add to the big outside run . Been hopping all over the new stuff within the hour after it was all up