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I've just inherited two 3yr old Shavers (NZ egg hen) and got 2 Barnevelder Pullets (about 18 weeks) just this weekend.
Really enjoying the chooks, and we've given them our vege garden to free range in over winter and in summer they'll get a couple of the garden beds with weeds to uproot and trees/shrubs to rest in the shade of.
Learning curve is steep, and bed time still causes fights with one of our shavers pecking the rest till dark.
I fear my coop may be a little small 6sq ft for the 4 birds but good roost and I've staggered the roost heights to help stabilise the pecking order.
One day (after my final exams are finished), I'm going to invest a couple of weekends and build my coop, and probably my flock (darn addictive these birds)
Thanks for all the great reading and advice, but I must admit. There is information overload on here, and like kids ask 10 people, get 5 different opinions and theirs are always well behaved
Really enjoying the chooks, and we've given them our vege garden to free range in over winter and in summer they'll get a couple of the garden beds with weeds to uproot and trees/shrubs to rest in the shade of.
Learning curve is steep, and bed time still causes fights with one of our shavers pecking the rest till dark.
I fear my coop may be a little small 6sq ft for the 4 birds but good roost and I've staggered the roost heights to help stabilise the pecking order.
One day (after my final exams are finished), I'm going to invest a couple of weekends and build my coop, and probably my flock (darn addictive these birds)
Thanks for all the great reading and advice, but I must admit. There is information overload on here, and like kids ask 10 people, get 5 different opinions and theirs are always well behaved
