elevated coop

  1. shelbylarae

    Hatching Chicks in an Elevated Coop

    Hi yall! We are letting our broody austrolorp finally hatch babies (7 eggs). She is sitting on them in an elevated coop around 2-3 feet high with a ramp. I am getting nervous about her hatching them up that high. When they hatch, will the chicks stay under the mom and for how long? Will they...
  2. A

    New Member March 2021 in Rio Rancho NM

    Hi everyone! I will soon be receiving 7 Black Australorps. While researching info, I have visited this site quite a bit, and so I decided to join. In the past, I've had chickens on 70 acres in Oklahoma, but that is a much different experience than this time. We are on 1/2 an acre, in the...
  3. RavalliSurfer

    Coop is off ground by 4 feet......

    I decided to build a coop for our very cold winters here in Montana. I've never had chickens at very low temps so I pick a couple of hardy breeds - Astrolorpes (2) and Aracaunas (2). They have short combs and I feel that's important in temps that are going to be below 0F. The coop is...
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