NY chicken lover!!!!

[Cass]

i have a question ..i have a shed i built 2 coops in ..actully 3 coops but am going to connect them all into one big coop once the new birds are big enough ..i moved my old flock to a new side and the new birds to the old birds coop right next to each other ..the old birds are not very happy about it and they are yapping up a storm ..i did notice after a few hrs they settled down yesterday ..

i split the run in half so to slowly intergrade the 2 flocks as the little ones[10 weeks old] get big enough..i built a new nesting table ..i call it a table because i havent inclosed it yet ..i am woundering if i shouldnt have left my older girls in their old area and put the new birds in the new area..the older girls are pacing the fence and acting like they want at the old nesting boxs..so should i switch them back or not ..its only been one day ..i did this the way i did because theres more 18 new birds and only 4 old birds and this gave the new birds more room ..but like i said the old girls are not happy ..i only found one egg this morning ..and i see the older girls get up in the nesting table but then just squak and jump back down ..


any help or opinions would be great ..

thanks in advance .


oh and happy fathers day to all you dads ..

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Nope. Don't do it. You made the switch for a reason. Give them some boxes,(until you can finish it the way you want) even if they are cardboard with shavings in them (or whatever you use in your old nesting area) and tell them to get over it.....it will take 3 - 5 days for them to adjust. Get hearing protection if their squalking bothers you. But you made the choice regarding necessary space and the old birds will get over it. Just takes time (and with chickens 3 - 5 days is usually the answer to how much time)

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Put the babies out in their play run and covered it with the shade cloth. The hawk has been by several times. Dh helped me move Legolas coop so now I have all summer to finish moving the rock wall, build a door and put up a fence and make some raised beds with the rocks so I can plant stuff for the silkies. Eowyn was inside sitting on an egg and she never moved or complained while we were moving the coop. Have to candle that egg. I suspect its a goner. I did put some big flat rocks under the coop so that the silkies have something to sit up on if its raining or just a nice cool something to sit on. Going to go let the terrorists out and see how everyone gets along. My brats are almost as big as them so they can hold their own.

Ta for now.

 

[Pyxis]

Afternoon everyone! It's a beautiful day out there today. Of course I have to work, but I did still get a little outside chicken time before I had to come in. I think my broody duck finally broke, just in time for another start thinking about it And I believe Penny has gone broody again after being broken by whatever it was that stole my eggs stealing hers right out from under her. Didn't take too long. My cochin bantam also hatched her chicks and she has two LF chicks I thought would never hatch because they had been sitting in that nest for well over 10 days, and three little cochin babies. She's doing a good job so far. Her boyfriend rooster isn't as amused. He's currently sharing the coop only with her and Snap, my light brahma/buff orp cross whom I gave one ameraucana chick. The broodies tolerate him but I'm sure he'd rather have a couple more girfriends that don't have chicks.

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

My son and I cleaned out the big coop today. The small coop needs to get done tomorrow. Our NPIP test is Wednesday! I also have 4 different brooders to clean out. Fun!

Good Luck with the NPIP. Incase the tester asks your Aussie chicks are from a NPIP flock.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Okay so I let everyone out and there is no fighting, bloodbath or anything else. Did have a visitor though. A young doe traveled into the woods beyond our rock wall and my brats were in there scratching for goodies. She was very curious about them and kept trying to walk up to them to sniff them and look at them but they kept moving off. Finally they came back over the wall and were digging around their coop. I was sitting in my chair not far away from them and was careful not to move. The doe hopped over the fallen tree and came over to see them. My reds all ran almost up to her. I think they were trying to figure out what she was. "Dude, check it out! It followed us home!" She stomped her foot a little but they refused to budge. She finally shook her head some at them and they backed off. I dont know who was more afraid, the chicken eating deer or the deer eating chickens. It was classic! The doe finally wandered off. Dh then decides that it would be nice to have dinner outside since its a perfect day. I looked at him and said "with 40 freeranging chickens?" We ate inside.

 

[boskelli1571]

Hmm wonder if I can barter with the Amish for wood ash
I did some research on herbs to help decrease crawlies. So now I have an herb garden!

Not sure where you live, but most people around who burn wood, myself included, would embrace you, feed you and send you away with at least a binful of ash!!

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Another busy weekend down. Fiona's birthday party was today. Travis borrowed a bounce house from his friend. The kids had a blast. Nora started crawling this week. She can really motor when she sets her mind to it.
Our hatch from stock was due on Friday and it was a failure. One chick hatched (one of crazy4chicks's eggs), none of the moderns from ladylibra hatched. The only thing I can think happened is the temperature changes because the weather has had some drastic changes lately.

Rancher-- Chemo and radiation are not a picnic, but one round and then monitoring aren't so bad over all. Good luck! Hopefully it won't be too bad for her.

 

[smazourek]

Hello everybody! I'm pretty new here, live just outside of Ithaca in Newfield. I have a question for you NY folks- I'm thinking about building a hoop coop out of cattle panels that will have one solid, wooden wall on the wind side with the rest covered by a tarp/plastic. Will that get my birds through a brutal winter like the last one or should I build a solid wooden one instead?

Thanks

 

[horsekeeper]

Hello everybody! I'm pretty new here, live just outside of Ithaca in Newfield. I have a question for you NY folks- I'm thinking about building a hoop coop out of cattle panels that will have one solid, wooden wall on the wind side with the rest covered by a tarp/plastic. Will that get my birds through a brutal winter like the last one or should I build a solid wooden one instead?

Thanks

I got my birds through last winter with a dog kennel covered with tarps and hay bales around the bottom to help with the cold. We had some brutal cold and they did just fine. Sounds like your idea would work as long as you keep the wind off them and still provide ventilation. I had a couple of old french doors I propped against the side to let in light and attached clear plastic roofing over the door.

Rancher can advise you very well on hoop coops as he has them and they seem to work for him.

 

[smazourek]

Thanks horsekeeper, that's good news. Building a hoop coop is a LOT cheaper than a full wooden one, faster too (I hope), plus straw is incredibly easy to find here. I'll search for Rancher and see if I can find some pictures.