Brooder within coop already housing adult flock?

[amenfarm]

Yes to keeping them in the house. I bought our fencing at tractor supply it's the gauge used for pasture fencing. Let me know if you need a picture, the winter board and blind is still in place but I can take one from the inside. Everything comes out in two weeks- spring cleaning and a long awaited lime wash.

 

[amenfarm]

Lol,good thing it's you,rather than me, my dh says No to brooding in the laundry room.

 

[sahmhomesteader]

Lol,good thing it's you,rather than me, my dh says No to brooding in the laundry room.

Lol we have 2 laundry (utility) rooms so they are in the spare

 

[Klutch]

I believe I saw it mentioned that Lowes had ~~hardware cloth on discount. For 12 chicks, just get a large rubbermaid container and you could keep them in your barn. My new bought chicks and my newly hatched chicks are in a brooder in my coop and they are doing just fine. Now it could be my hatchery chicks are sharing something with my home flock, who knows??

 

[amenfarm]

If you do decide to Q for four to six weeks, also tend to your existing flock first,then the chicks. Clean and santize your shoes,clothes and hands before checking you existing flock. It's a pain, but it has kept my flock safe and I do the same for my aquarium as well-although it's a tad be easier to set up a hospital tank than Q pen. I was mighty glad the last time I finished tending to two flocks so far apart.