- Jul 23, 2011
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Hello all,,,,,,I just convinced my SO to let me get the chickens I've wanted for a long time ,,,,,I got a 4x6 metal roof coop with 8 nest boxes, I got 4 red sex links , and 3 buff orpingtons, and one "other" so 8 in total,,,,,got the coop Monday and the chickens on Tuesday, I built a 4x8x4h run for them with two feeders and 2 waterers.
I let them out for the first time today, 2 of the Buffs are older and more adventurous, and they took off to explore, two of the RIR went into the woods, now we don't have A LOT of predators around here because we are over run wit rabbits right now, but I spent about an hour running thru thornny scrub to try and get this one girl out of the woods
. After I finally gave up and was laying on the grass having resigned her to her own fate,,,she came strolling out of the bushes like nothing was wrong.
How much should I feed theses ladies, and the feeders are un covered, can the feed get wet?, should it rain,,it' s in the 90's and I've been keeping the water full.
Trying not to make any STUPID AMATEUR mistakes that cost one of my chickens it's life
I am in rural New York State
Joe
I let them out for the first time today, 2 of the Buffs are older and more adventurous, and they took off to explore, two of the RIR went into the woods, now we don't have A LOT of predators around here because we are over run wit rabbits right now, but I spent about an hour running thru thornny scrub to try and get this one girl out of the woods
. After I finally gave up and was laying on the grass having resigned her to her own fate,,,she came strolling out of the bushes like nothing was wrong.
How much should I feed theses ladies, and the feeders are un covered, can the feed get wet?, should it rain,,it' s in the 90's and I've been keeping the water full.
Trying not to make any STUPID AMATEUR mistakes that cost one of my chickens it's life
I am in rural New York State
Joe
