new coop transition

  1. E

    Brooder to coop transition

    Hey Everyone! We just transitioned our free ranging chickens from the brooder to the coop yesterday. I was reading ways to coop train you chickens, and the consensus is to leave your chickens inside your coop for 3 days to about a week. We have the Eglu Cube and I’m a little worried it is too...
  2. SophiaLinn

    teaching them how to use new waterer

    So I just moved my six 1/2 week old chicks into their coop which has one of those bucket waterers with the chicken nipples on it. They’re still getting used to the coop and they haven’t gone near their food or the water yet. It’s a new waterer for them. I tried poking the nipples to show them...
  3. DallasLoneStar

    Moving to new coop

    I am planning on finishing up my new coop this weekend and moving it into the run. Since the girls are used to the old coop, any advice on the transition? I could probably have both coops in the run for a while but it wouldn’t be ideal. I plan on selling the old coop as I don’t have room to...
  4. S

    hello all

    I am new to farming in general i have had friends who have raised chickens and my boyfriend grew up raising chickens but i grew up in the city. I just moved an may and my house came with an already made chicken coop. As of right now i am trying to get as much info as possible so that i will be...
  5. analyticalblonde

    7 Week Old Barred Rock Panting?

    Hi All, I just moved my girls out to their coop yesterday from being in our basement since they arrived on March 27th. Today, when checking on them this morning I noticed that one of my 2 Barred Rock pullets was panting. The weather is wonderful but they have all been in our basement since...
  6. ChickenGram

    Help! Introducing chicks into new coop

    Hi all! I really need some advice as I’m so stuck on what to do with my 3 chicks! I’ve bought a new coop and introduced my chickens to it while still inside the house. They were previously in a cardboard box, occasionally letting them roam around the house. They’re almost 8 weeks old and I’ve...
  7. KrysMT

    Introducing chicks and new coop

    I wasn’t sure where to post this question and couldn’t find where is has been asked before. I have 6 chicks who are 6 weeks old and 6 hens who will be a year old in September. I will be introducing the chicks into the flock after my new coop is built. My new coop will probably be able to hold...
  8. CPT

    How long to leave chicks outside?

    Hi! We have some 7 week old Wyandotte chicks that we felt were getting too big for the brooder. So we moved them into their new coop! Kept them inside for 2 days so that they get to know their new "home" and just let them out today. Our existing flock and roosters seem to be integrating with...
  9. S

    Help luring chickens to new coop

    Hello! In June I adopted 3 four week old chickens. I set them up in a small coop and they enjoyed hanging out in my fenced in yard then returning to the coop to roost. Soon, they figured out how to get out of my fenced in yard but still returned to the coop at night to roost. I would lock them...
  10. Chicken Whisperers

    New Chicken Coop! How long will it take for them to get used to it?

    So we bought a new coop from mypetchicken and it shipped here on Monday. We FINALLY assembled it yesterday and put it in the backyard today. It isn't in the run yet though: we are still disassembling the old one (which is almost 8 years old!! it wouldnt go another winter!). Right now it is under...
  11. Walkbarefoot

    Moving chickens from garage to a new (and hot) coop

    Hello, We are having quite a stretch of 90+ degree weather here in Colorado. I have just completed the finishing touches on our coop and am ready to introduce the chickens to it. I have 10 (9 week old) chicks. I have a 5x6 coop with 2 windows 7 vents 1 screen door... I am under the impression...
  12. ilovedragons2

    Introducing chicks to new coop

    I have 10 young chickens that I need to move from a small coop to a larger one. How do I get them to start using the new one instead of the old one? I can't remember what I've done in the past to make the transition. Thanks!
  13. nszrmch

    New chicks and New coop

    Hello! My chicks(5 of em) are getting ready to head into the backyard coop. However, we have an older flock (3 hens) in the backyard already. I've read a lot about how to introduce them on other posts on here. However, we are also purchasing a new, bigger coop. We are planning to keep the...
  14. D

    New to Backyard Chickens

    My husband and I have been considering chickens for over five years and finally, we got some. I had a friend with some chickens she was willing to give me to get started. We got three Rhode Island Reds, three Barred Rocks and Two Americanas. I brought them home before we were fully ready for...
  15. Skilady

    Chicks won't sleep in coop

    Hi there, I have six chicks who are six weeks old. I live in Utah where it's hot during the day and about 65 in the evenings. For the last two weeks I have moved my chicks brooder into the garage and they have been without their heat lamp for about a week and a half. There were no chick...
  16. marenwise

    Integrated new chickens... one potential problem?

    Hello. So about 3 weeks ago I integrated two 10 week old pullets into my existing flock of 3 chickens. I did it right. I had the babies in a separate coop/run right next to the main run for 3 weeks before I let the babies into the main enclosure. I also spent a week letting the chickens meet...
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