Dragon Slayer Trinket
Songster
Excellent flavour choice
They are going to have a hefty area right now it's about 3m x 5m but husband is extending 3m to the side and this will give them another 5m length. This is because most of our hens are normal size and only these 4 are the bantams.
We are going to make the run so it will allow for three sections. One for the bantams if the introduction doesn't go well and 1 that can be opened or closed depending if we have chicks and the main run. They will also free range 2 - 3 times a week supervised. We have big predator problems and they wouldn't last 5 mins free ranging without us here.
All our gardens are around 60-70ft long and 50ft wide and run side by side.
How exciting you have a hatch in progress! This is why I'd love to keep the boys, please do add me to the thread!
Sounds like a good area. You have hens other than these cheepers? How many? Any roosters with the hens? I'm going to guess that your neighbors are about 100 feet away...? Something you might consider is introducing the cheepers to your neighbors and telling them about the roos, getting their thoughts, etc. You may be able to bribe them with eggs...Excellent flavour choice
They are going to have a hefty area right now it's about 3m x 5m but husband is extending 3m to the side and this will give them another 5m length. This is because most of our hens are normal size and only these 4 are the bantams.
We are going to make the run so it will allow for three sections. One for the bantams if the introduction doesn't go well and 1 that can be opened or closed depending if we have chicks and the main run. They will also free range 2 - 3 times a week supervised. We have big predator problems and they wouldn't last 5 mins free ranging without us here.
All our gardens are around 60-70ft long and 50ft wide and run side by side.
How exciting you have a hatch in progress! This is why I'd love to keep the boys, please do add me to the thread!
I wouldn't worry about the introduction. I always just stick the chicks in the coop at night, and everything's fine after that. They stay in their own factions, but my ladies don't bother the cheepers and all of my roos are gentlemen.