Hi! This is my first time raising chickens. I started with 4 from the feed store that lived in my front room until last weekend when they moved to their new coop--our former garden shed. I attached a large dog run to the shed so they have some outside space too. They get about an hour of free range time every day too while I clean the coop and water the plants. Everything was going very well until yesterday. I had an escape artist chick, so I always looked outside before letting the dogs out. My husband did not check for escapees before letting the dogs out and our hunting dog killed Peep instantly. So I'm down to three 9 week old chicks: 2 Red Rangers and 1 California White. The feed store has some three week old pullets and I'm considering getting a pair, but I've finally got these three to an age where they're easily manageable and don't live in my front room any more and I dont know that I want to start over.
Anyway I've been lurking on here for awhile and I've found it incredibly helpful, so thanks very much!
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they're very entertaining. I'm still on the fence about getting more. At least it's warm out now so I don't think they'd have to live in the house. I had the babies in a rabbit cage, which was a nice size but they would scratch and the whole house would fill with pine shavings. Now I know why people use rubbermaid tubs for brooders!
and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about the chick you lost. The weather is the nice thing about this time of year and chicks, you can usually get them out sooner because it was warmer.
