Well, I put a dog kennel in the coop and used a bungee cord to attach the door to the side of the coop so the door is fixed slightly open (only large enough for the juvenile birds to fit through) so that way they can escape in there if they need to. I have the chicken tractor attached to the...
I was wondering if my older chicks would be an issue for my newly hatched chicks. The hens might (hopefully 🤞) find the babies cute and take them under their wing (literally). But the chicks that are 2 months older maybe not so much. I think the size difference between the hens and chicks might...
Why do they have to be so dang cute?! 😂 I have a few rhode island reds which are pretty aggressive and sassy so I'm concerned for these sweet little chicks. Let me know how your integration goes! And congrats on your new chicks
Well, my chicken math has caught up to me and here I am with 9 & 10 week old chicks outside and chicks hatching in the incubator as we speak. I have my 9&10 week old chicks in the coop and my 4 older hens in the tractor right next to the coop. My hope is that I can integrate them and then raise...