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Auntiejessi3

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Because of all the problems with the post office and chicks arriving dead I canceled my order. I decided to get 3 started pullets, 6 weeks old from a hatchery here in Texas so I can pick them up. This is my question, I planned on brooding my chicks outside in the coop with my current ladies. Can I still do that? This is a piece of my old prefab that I kept for that specific reason.
 

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28in Hx 28in Dx 45in W. My coop is 8x7x7ft tall. Didn't plan on any heat cuz I know they don't need it. Here's the set up

That's almost 9 square feet less the space taken up by the feeder and waterer so it should be OK for a few weeks of growth and see-don't-touch integration.

After the initial adjustment, if you can rig a way that the littles can get in and out but the adults can't -- maybe using a hook and eye to prop the door open slightly? -- you can use it to provide a safe refuge further on during the integration process.
 
I made the mistake of building a run that cannot be moved around. I'll need to make some fencing in new areas this summer. But honestly, they did such a 'scorched-earth' deal on the ground that was such nice tall grasses when they came, that I don't think anything will ever grow there again. It is worst than any forest fire.

you may need more than 2 spots to rotate through. Chickens work from sunrise to sunset, scratching everything out of existence. They barely leave the dirt behind.
 

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