We are making progress! I'll keep checking on them to make sure they are warm enough. Gah tho... 14 chickens in the house is too gross!
To each their own. I have 20 chickens and 8 ducklings in the brooder in
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We are making progress! I'll keep checking on them to make sure they are warm enough. Gah tho... 14 chickens in the house is too gross!
I did try to put a screen over it. That was an epic fail..
They actually are ok. They hop out and hop back in. Not a huge mess. When they sit on the edge their butts are over the inside, so the poop ends up in the brooder.
You can find YouTube videos of canines ripping through chicken wire. A coon may not do so but can reach through and snag a hen that is sleeping against the wall. They only eat the head, neck and crop anyway.Just reading we shouldn't have used chicken wire?? Have you had predator go through it?
Were will they live when they are older, I am ASSUMING you don't plan to keep them in the house their entire lives.To each their own. I have 20 chickens and 8 ducklings in the brooder in View attachment 1322516 my home, with 4 cats and 2 dogs. As long as you change the bedding on a regular basis (daily), and make sure to wash your hands, it's not a big deal. I don't have a garage or a barn or anything else to raise them in.
Were will they live when they are older, I am ASSUMING you don't plan to keep them in the house their entire lives.
Broodies are great! I love watching a mama hen with her chicks.Me either, other than Betty who was an "aquarium chicken" for a week recovering from sour crop and impaction a couple of weeks ago
If you ever get lucky enough to have a hen go broody when you plan to get chicks, they make excellent "warm spots", teachers and protectors right out in the coop.
I wouldn't put chicks under her either! Need them to be nearly comatose broody to sneak live chicks underneath.
if they can leave the brooder, coop them!Is the coop ready? Are you adding to an existing flock. How warm are your nights?
If you're heating with a mhp or heat plate, I would go straight to the coop . If you're using a heat lamp, I would go to the garage. Cover it with wire .