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janiedoe said:
Welcome to BYC!
If you are trying to figure out if they need a bigger box, chances are that they do.
I'd love to see pictures of your dogs!
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Boppo said:
Glad to meet you. Yeah, your chicks will want more space as they get bigger. Mine developed a bully who was pecking before I realized the problem was SPACE the final frontier. Good for you to stay ahead of the problem!

I have had good luck just moving them into a cardboard box, and then adding annexes by cutting a door for them and joining the 2 boxes together. That works if they are indoors and in a safe spot. Put screen or something like it over the top so as they get ambitions to stretch their wings they won't fly
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Boppo said:
Glad to meet you. Yeah, your chicks will want more space as they get bigger. Mine developed a bully who was pecking before I realized the problem was SPACE the final frontier. Good for you to stay ahead of the problem!

I have had good luck just moving them into a cardboard box, and then adding annexes by cutting a door for them and joining the 2 boxes together. That works if they are indoors and in a safe spot. Put screen or something like it over the top so as they get ambitions to stretch their wings they won't fly out.
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Cardboard annex sounds like a good idea. I don't have any big boxes right now. Time to order a few laundry baskets from Amazon :)
We have a screen on the box now and they are watching for an opening when I try to fill the feeder.
 
The chicks have a lot more room today. My husband took timeout from coop building to make the chicks a spacious new home
I am one very lucky woman.😊
 

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KarinandKarma said:
Hello Chicken People
We just got our very first chickens. We got the day old chicks from our local co-op. I chose 3 different breeds because they were supposed to be docile and good layers. 2 Rodebars, 2 ColumbiaRocks and 2 Azure Blues. I hope the Azure Blues are both girls buy one is bigger than the other.
I live in Ontario, Canada on 23 acres with my husband and 3 Belgian Malinois dogs. I enjoy gardening and baking . I usually grow too much food and force it on visitors. Most of my baking is bread and bagels. I will eat cookies almost as fast as I can bake them so I don't do sweets that often. I am very happy to add chickens to my hobby list. I have wanted this for a few years .
Today I am just trying to figure out if the girls need a bigger box. I look forward to this adventure and to having a place to share chicken talk.
Have a great weekend
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Hello there! Its nice to meet you. welcome to BYC! :frow
 

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