Hi ...I'm new and still looking at snow in North Michigan

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fifelakelooper

fifelakelooper

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Apr 9, 2009
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Hi ! I have 5 Buff Orpingtons and will be getting welsummers, wyandottes,cukoo maran,and blue cochin the end of the month...shipped. I sure hope it is warmer then so the chicks arrive ok. I am keeping the chicks separte from the hens and I guess i will sell my 2yr old.hens when the chicks are 5months old. My big coop is 8X9 and won't hold the 11 I will have total. I have a question....would a adult hen and rooster be ok together in a small 3x3 coop for 3 winter months totally enclosed? (too cold for them to go out) We may be gone for 3 months next winter and I have a small, nice coop from the U.K that I was planning to take to a friends for the months I would be gone and have her care for the Welsummer rooster and hen. The rest I will have to sell I guess. I am worried the rooster would be too rough on just the one hen?? What do you think?
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I've noticed my roosters aren't as randy in the winter months, but those are mine. As for the 3 x 3 area.... it's a bit small, but if it's cleaned regularly I would think it fine for 2 chickens. Maybe a few more Michiganders will let you know how their roosters are in the winter as well. Welcome to BYC.
 
I had 25 chicks shipped from NM to upstate NY at the end of FEB- it was in the teens for their journey. I didnt lose a single one.

They should stick packing peanuts in your order to keep them warm. They'll be fine.

Good luck and welcome.
 

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