- Aug 22, 2012
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I was given a lovely broody Aurecana (sp) hen with 6 chicks.
I scurried about trying to figure how to put them safely in a chicken house.
In the top house I have 4 hens & 1 rooster bantam cochins.
In the bottom house I have a bantam rooster, a 7 mo old cornish rock hen (yes 7 mos and she lays eggs too)
and 4 turkey poults.
The poults are in a BIG carboard box about 4'x3'x1' for now.
All I could think of was the pack n play I used each year for peeps.
I drug it to the henhouse and set it up in the corner with a top on it for the broody and peeps.
I was thinking of letting her settle safely first then deciding where to put her.
Would she be ok with my asst motley crew in the bottom house
or
Should I put her and kids in a dog kennel and slip them in the upper house after dark with the banties?
Never done this before so help if you please and thank you.
She is such a sweet hen. Just want the best place for her.
My bantam group is very tame and interactive with me whilst the bottom house ins't.
I would love for her to be sweet OR maybe when the peeps are grown more I'll slip a few in with the bantams?
IF you read this far and wanna help an old lady..bless you!
I scurried about trying to figure how to put them safely in a chicken house.
In the top house I have 4 hens & 1 rooster bantam cochins.
In the bottom house I have a bantam rooster, a 7 mo old cornish rock hen (yes 7 mos and she lays eggs too)
and 4 turkey poults.
The poults are in a BIG carboard box about 4'x3'x1' for now.
All I could think of was the pack n play I used each year for peeps.
I drug it to the henhouse and set it up in the corner with a top on it for the broody and peeps.
I was thinking of letting her settle safely first then deciding where to put her.
Would she be ok with my asst motley crew in the bottom house
or
Should I put her and kids in a dog kennel and slip them in the upper house after dark with the banties?
Never done this before so help if you please and thank you.
She is such a sweet hen. Just want the best place for her.
My bantam group is very tame and interactive with me whilst the bottom house ins't.
I would love for her to be sweet OR maybe when the peeps are grown more I'll slip a few in with the bantams?
IF you read this far and wanna help an old lady..bless you!