Burns Coop
The coop started out as the "Piggy Palace" and slowly we have converted it to the new home. We purchased it for about $100, and felt we could not have built it for that price.
Still in the process of building April 2008
Come back soon for updates...
♥BURNS FAMILY CHICKENS♥
Central Florida
11 Buff orpingtons, and 2 unidentified ones!
All born February 14'TH 2008
In the begining- 13 very fuzzy 2 day old chicks
After spending the first 3 weeks of life in the small warm brooder (Rubbermaid tote and brooder light)- we graduated to an...
I have 5 week old chicks, and am using wood shavings from a friend that does woodwork. Yes- its very dusty and messy- but I can report no shaking or problems with the chicks. I made sure the shavings came from a clean (no pesticides or animal traces) source. Plus it was free-
Thanks for the info! They are doing quite well, and I do not want to 'shock" them with the change. By the way, I have all pullets and plan to bring in a bantam rooster- should I intro everyone on the same day and move everybody in the coop together? Or- chicks first, and rooster later?
I have similar questions about the timing of chicks to brooder! I have 5 week old Buffs- some still pretty fuzzy and some feathered out well. I have opted to go with the 95 degrees on day olds- and decrease 5 degrees every week- but until when?? We are in central Fl and the coop gets around 60...