thanks for letting me be part of the BYC flock

[bad habit]

just starting out with my chickens and I will obey the pecking order

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

Please feel free to ask any questions you have, and welcome to the BYC flock!

 

[bad habit]

just about got my chicken coop

s all done have a look see the pictures let me know if you see any problems going to take care of my girls

 

[drumstick diva]

No pecking order here - we consider all members to be alpha. Welcome to Backyard chickens.

 

[bad habit]

 

[bad habit]

 

[bad habit]

how do you tell if they're hens I have Rhode Island Reds best guess is about 3 weeks old

 

[sunflour]

glad you have joined our flock.

just about got my chicken coops all done have a look see the pictures let me know if you see any problems going to take care of my girls

I think you have a great start but do have some suggestions, IMO you need more predator protection:

1- There's a lot of gaps in the coops back wall, cover anything over 1/2 inch with hardware cloth.
2- Looks like only chicken wire surrounding the run, I think you need to add hardware cloth there as well.
3- Theres quite a gap around the door to the run, add some wood framing to close that up.
4- I don't see perimeter protection vs diggers, if none then do add it.

You can post the pics and get more input in the coop/run forum.

how do you tell if they're hens I have Rhode Island Reds best guess is about 3 weeks old

Often, you have to wait longer than 3 weeks to be sure of gender. But you can try posting pics in the what breed/gender forum to get some opinions.

Wishing you success with your new flock.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!

Glad to have you join! Feel free to make yourself at home!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join the flock! Great advice there for you from @sunflour Wishing you the very best of luck.

Enjoy BYC and all the chicken chat