Wubba
Songster
I was able to move the chickens to their new coop last night (Tuesday) at dusk. They were not as excited as we were. FYI, they are currently 19 weeks old. Since the run on the old TSC coop was TINY (see pic), I let them free-range during the day. The new coop has a much larger attached run. I've been doing searches, but there seems to be discrepancies in the recommendations pertaining to how long to lock them up to acclimate them to their new home. Some say 24-hours, some say 3 days! That's a significant difference!
My main question...how long should I keep them locked in the hen house (before I allow access to the attached run)? Can I let them out tomorrow? [I hate having to lock them in. They were NOT happy last night. It's a tougher step than I had anticipated. I am mad at myself for being SO SOFT OVER CHICKENS! I couldn't even sleep last night!]
Also (fyi), this coop requires climbing a ladder, unlike their old TSC coop...there could be some training involved there.
We will be on vacation next week and I had just planned on leaving them confined to the run for the duration of that (I have a very experienced chicken-sitter), so I'm expecting them to be comfortable by the time we return.
I've attached a pic...I do plan on moving the old coop out-of-sight this weekend, fyi. TIA!!!
My main question...how long should I keep them locked in the hen house (before I allow access to the attached run)? Can I let them out tomorrow? [I hate having to lock them in. They were NOT happy last night. It's a tougher step than I had anticipated. I am mad at myself for being SO SOFT OVER CHICKENS! I couldn't even sleep last night!]
Also (fyi), this coop requires climbing a ladder, unlike their old TSC coop...there could be some training involved there.
We will be on vacation next week and I had just planned on leaving them confined to the run for the duration of that (I have a very experienced chicken-sitter), so I'm expecting them to be comfortable by the time we return.
I've attached a pic...I do plan on moving the old coop out-of-sight this weekend, fyi. TIA!!!
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