Suppose to be pullets

[Penny Angel]

Apart from all the cockerels, chicken wire does NOT protect them from predators. The gold standard of fencing is 1/2" hardware cloth. Raccoons cannot bite through it, or reach in and snag chicken parts to bite off. And no, I do not have stock in Hardware cloth sales or production.

Thanks for the tip. They are in an enclosed fenced in area right off the back of my house. The “run” underneath the coop is hardware cloth. Their main run is chicken wire only.

 

[Penny Angel]

Good news, good news. I found a new home for all 5 of my Roos!

 

[Penny Angel]

How long do I need to keep my baby chicks inside?

 

[Mamatomany123]

How long do I need to keep my baby chicks inside?

That depends. Hows your weather? Can you provide heat to the coop? Is the coop predator proof? I brood mine in the coop but can provide heat when necessary and my coop and run is predator proof.