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Another week down and things are going better. Now, it's just down to the two roos. I'm trying to figure out how I can possibly separate them and keep the costs down. Anyway, Wyatt has taken over as head roo, I think mainly because of his stature. He is finally doing the tidbitting call and...

It's not that full of sun all day. By 3PM, they have plenty of shade coming in from the tree line they're near. They also have the mister to use and there's not just the shade in the grass (there's still shade in both pens to use as well). I'm going to plant some cucumber and grapes for them on...

Everyone was fine, and aside from one chicken taking a bit longer to go into the big coop, ALL 12 put themselves to bed in the main coop. I'm pleased. The morning may be another harrowing one until I get out there to open the coop door, but all things considered, it's a step in the right...

After hearing some loud squawking in the coop this morning while getting the dogs out to potty, I decided to open the pens and let them out in the run for the day. I'm nervous. I'm going to try to remain optimistic that if something should try to get in, that the two roosters will handle...

Here are some extra photos of the run area, before we got the netting on the top and cut the grass around it lol This gap is covered with netting now. The neighbor with the roaming dog is the house you can see off in the distance on the right of this photo. We don't have...

Gaps, none that I know of that the chickens can make it through. If a loose dog wanted to maul the gate, they could get in though. One of my neighbors has a lab that roams who could possibly be a problem, but he's not in my yard that often, that I know of. But. We are out in the boonies. We have...

To update. After struggling a bit yesterday to herd the birds into their respective coops at 8pm, I decided I'd leave them out at 8 and just keep an eye on them and see where they "chose" to go and when. I'm sure the head roo had something to do with the selections in the coops but by 830p...

For the most part, they aren't really bothered by me. And now that I can introduce the coveted goodies, they don't really hesitate coming in for a treat. One of the new birds is hanging around with the barred rock (who happens to be the tamest of the bunch) and she's investigating me. She's not...

To update; she was fine. No blood, but not hanging out with them either. I don't think she had a chance to get much water today though since she spent a fair amount of time in the old coop getting something to drink after I let them out. That said, she's cooping with the rest of the noobs for...

Yes :/ Im hoping husband will go check on them soon. I cooped her with them last night at 8.

You can see the red girl who already moved in and is making a dust bath here Both pens open The 8 newbies created a very intricate bathing system here in no time lol And then the original 4 scared them away and they chose to try them out too The barred rock peeking from the nest box...

I may have an old pallet to use. I'll take another look at it tomorrow and see how bad the wood has rotted on it. Anywho, we let them out together tonight. 1. Ringo, our existing cockerel made it VERY clear across the board that *HE* is in charge. Even Wyatt, our other cockerel who's much...

I have no idea what else I can put in there to offer some hiding space or distractions for them :( I have an old metal type chair where the seating is starting to tear. Um...We are out of money to build or buy anything else. We still have to redo the roosts inside the coop to accommodate the new...

I updated the "My Coop" page with more photos, since that's more about the build and less about the introductions. Hopefully we can introduce tonight when it cools off :)

Yep! That's the idea. I'm dragging my feet because it's hot already lol. I think I'm going to start at the right side of the coop here and use zip ties to hold the door panel upright so I can work on getting each panel up, one at a time, at least until husband surfaces from slumber (he's...

I'm hoping they'll take to each other with minimal bickering. All the new birds have for a roost is out of PVC and they keep breaking it, so I kind of expect them to try to roost with the others since they're pretty much without. Part of me is concerned that the 8 will gang up on the 4. I...

Seeking some input on what to expect. We started out, in May, with four 9 week olds. One we knew was a cockerel. A second cockerel showed himself a few weeks later. About 2 weeks ago, we picked up eight 6 month olds (the first four are now about 5 months old). They've been in an introduction...