2 questions, I have chickens, guineas, and ducks that I purchased at the same time and I've kept together for the 2 weeks I have had them. Will I always be able to keep them together without problems?
Second, chicks and guineas are almost totally feathered and supposedly should be about 4-5 weeks old. My ducks (mallard) are much larger than the chicks and guineas, but the ducks hardly have any feathers. Can they go out in my coop?
My coup is a little more sheltered than most, I think. I have a shedrow style barn with added solid wood divisions between each stall. We used mesh fence panels to build a coop in the back of a stall, so they're sheltered on 3 sides and have an overhang well over the top of them. There's a heat lamp in the back. Are they okay to go out there? They are getting so big the smell from the trough is getting too much for the garage!
Second, chicks and guineas are almost totally feathered and supposedly should be about 4-5 weeks old. My ducks (mallard) are much larger than the chicks and guineas, but the ducks hardly have any feathers. Can they go out in my coop?
My coup is a little more sheltered than most, I think. I have a shedrow style barn with added solid wood divisions between each stall. We used mesh fence panels to build a coop in the back of a stall, so they're sheltered on 3 sides and have an overhang well over the top of them. There's a heat lamp in the back. Are they okay to go out there? They are getting so big the smell from the trough is getting too much for the garage!