CoopedUpChicken
Chirping
- May 20, 2015
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So, tonight I made a makeshift roost that was about 2.5' high (i'll be finishing the coop part tomorrow). After I made the roost, they were trying to fly up to it and couldn't - so they started flying up on me! So, I quickly made a walk up platform with steps - but ended up having to put some of them up there by hand. Once they got all settled in (with a little help) - they were chirping happily for a tiny bit until they started to sleep. They are learning, I'm learning...
My questions:
Is 2.5' high okay for my final roosting bar? I have a coop/pen with a large space to land in 6" sand base.
If my chicks have washed construction sand/general purpose sand - is that good enough for grit? (It's not the fine play sand and has lots of pebbles and seashell bits, etc.. in it)
Is it okay for to allow the chicks to peck at my feet and jeans? I don't know if they are seeing stuff and pecking at it or trying to henpeck me...
What's the proper way to "correct" bad chicken behavior?
A couple of my chickens have sore spots on the upper part of their beaks from being scared and running around the pen which has hardware cloth sides. They've basically scraped their beaks a little bit due to them settling in and doing their pecking order thing. Is this something I should be worried about?
That's it for now.
Thanks!
My questions:
Is 2.5' high okay for my final roosting bar? I have a coop/pen with a large space to land in 6" sand base.
If my chicks have washed construction sand/general purpose sand - is that good enough for grit? (It's not the fine play sand and has lots of pebbles and seashell bits, etc.. in it)
Is it okay for to allow the chicks to peck at my feet and jeans? I don't know if they are seeing stuff and pecking at it or trying to henpeck me...
What's the proper way to "correct" bad chicken behavior?
A couple of my chickens have sore spots on the upper part of their beaks from being scared and running around the pen which has hardware cloth sides. They've basically scraped their beaks a little bit due to them settling in and doing their pecking order thing. Is this something I should be worried about?
That's it for now.
Thanks!