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[yinepu]

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I remember reading where someone on here (Texas thread?.. don't remember) had one trying to crow while still in the brooder

 

[Cockle-Dood]

I remember reading where someone on here (Texas thread?.. don't remember) had one trying to crow while still in the brooder

jennte has the lil white rock thats crowing i believe!


so kicking babies out at for 4weeks? i know one of you do it, kili or yinepu...you two rank equally as chicken gurus to me

...Do you have a seperate pen specifically for the little guys until they are of similar size to the adults? or what is your method? i have some that need to go out...prolly over 6 weeks old at this point, but just got some adults so am kinda wondering what my procedures should be. I have this entire weekend blocked off for chicken projects....but am kinda at a standstill due to my lack of knowledge. If your remember this guy...


Well the dogs did a number to it when the "Great Chicken Massacre of 2013" happened in my yard a couple weeks ago. I was thinking of going back to the drawing board and redoing this with an actual attached run and some weldwire/HW cloth around the run...My only complaint is that im not able to get into the run...i am not experienced enough to understand the concept of a hinged roof of that size and what not. and also this will be moved AWAY from the dogs...probably right neat the the big coup.

so insights on adapting this to my needs, or if im wasting my time with this...lemme know please!

 

[Melissa Rose]

Quote: I have 8 greenfire farm chicks and 14 eggs about to hatch in a week that are also from greenfire stock

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[yinepu]

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I knew someone had a baby crowing.. just couldn't remember where I had read it on here.

Kili and I both boot them out young.. for me it depends on the weather and how well they are feathered out..

mine move to their own "coop" (depending on their size it's usually something up off the ground.. like an old rabbit hutch).. once they get a bit bigger I put the ramp down and let them run in a pen with access to the mini coop for sleeping/roosting.. or move them to a large coop of their own

IF I am putting them in with the larger birds I wait until they have reached a good size .. then cage them inside the coop so the older birds can get to know them... usually if you free range it's best to let them all range together on neutral ground (they seem to have less issues that way merging with the existing flock).. but if you go the coop introductory route you do have to put up a barrier between them and the older birds for a while.. and then monitor them when you let them in with the general population.
Just a heads up... The older birds can be pretty territorial and will kill an unprotected younger bird/chick if given a chance when in the coop only situation since the young birds have no escape route when things get nasty.

Quote: I have 8 greenfire farm chicks and 14 eggs about to hatch in a week that are also from greenfire stock

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Nice! Congrats!

 

[showbarnmom]

Wait....there's a chicken show in San Marcos tomorrow!?!? At the fairgrounds??? I wanna go!

 

[bnjrob]

jennte has the lil white rock thats crowing i believe!


so kicking babies out at for 4weeks? i know one of you do it, kili or yinepu...you two rank equally as chicken gurus to me

...Do you have a seperate pen specifically for the little guys until they are of similar size to the adults? or what is your method? i have some that need to go out...prolly over 6 weeks old at this point, but just got some adults so am kinda wondering what my procedures should be. I have this entire weekend blocked off for chicken projects....but am kinda at a standstill due to my lack of knowledge. If your remember this guy...

I don't have enough permanent outside housing to put small ones in with larger ones. We put them out in the garage and have portable "playpens" that we use for the young ones until they are big enough to safely integrate with the older chickens. We carry them to the playpens every morning and take them back to the garage to sleep at night. Depending on how close the other flock is to the house, I put the playpens either near the living room window or out with the other chickens in the pasture so I can keep an eye on things since the playpens are not predator secure.

There is a 2 month old in a brooder with a couple of young 'uns right now because but that is so he doesn't have to be alone outside since the other eggs that were put in with his weren't fertile so he was a single hatchling. Had to put a wire partition up in the brooder until the little ones were big enough not to get squished, but now they are doing well running around in the brooder together despite the size difference. Waiting for the last one to get feathered out and then will move to garage.

 

[bnjrob]

Well the dogs did a number to it when the "Great Chicken Massacre of 2013" happened in my yard a couple weeks ago. I was thinking of going back to the drawing board and redoing this with an actual attached run and some weldwire/HW cloth around the run...My only complaint is that im not able to get into the run...i am not experienced enough to understand the concept of a hinged roof of that size and what not. and also this will be moved AWAY from the dogs...probably right neat the the big coup.

We have a run that is only about 4 feet tall on one of the tractors. Measure the top of the run. Divide the length in half. That should make a couple of squares or oddball rectangles. You make squares out of 2x4s that match each side of the top of the run that sit on top of the boards that make up the sides of the run. That way you have support on 3 sides of each piece of the roof. Put on your hinges on whatever side you desire to make it easiest for you to get into.

If it were me, I'd put a gate at the end over on the right and put the hinges for the top pieces either on the right or left hand side so as I went in through the gate at the end, I could lift up the first top pieces to allow me to stand up. Then if I needed to head back to the coop, just lift up the second top piece to allow me to continue standing and walking to the coop.

Your other option which I like better, because having to bend over if you're too lazy to open up the flat top is a pain, is to build an a-frame or a slanted frame top with one side up high that slopes down to the current height of the top of the run so that you can stand up in the middle without having to do two flat hinged tops covered in wire. Then put your gate on the end and you just have to bend over to get in the gate but then you can stand up once you're inside.

 

[britsbantams]

Welcome to BYC!

I am not to far from you about 32 miles. I am actually going to the flea market on Hwy 6 next weekend to see what goodies I can find. I love the wealth of information on this site.

I've made visits to the flea market off hwy 6 quite a few times! I always want to take home a chicken but I'm not quite sure how trust worthy the sellers are... I would hate to bring home an unhealthy chicken and jeopardize my flock.

 

[bnjrob]

I've made visits to the flea market off hwy 6 quite a few times! I always want to take home a chicken but I'm not quite sure how trust worthy the sellers are... I would hate to bring home an unhealthy chicken and jeopardize my flock.

Quarantine, quarantine, quarantine. Even when buying a chicken from someone that has NPIP status. Safest way to bring new birds into your flock.

 

[Tamma]

Yep! It's at the Civic Center - 9:00 to 2:30.