The Easter Egger Thread

[kurby22]

I kept Stella and my other girls separate, with viewing only, for two days. They didn’t seem too interested in her, so the other night I put Stella in the same coop with the other girls in the evening, before the other girls went in. Fortunately, they were all alive in the morning. I just wish they would stop picking on her. It breaks my heart.

It is totally odd to me that they can act all fine with a fence in between, but you remove it and all the sudden it’s like—who are you thinking you can be here? It took me 3 weeks of look don’t touch before the really mean picking was over…she might need more than just two days? Poor girl!

 

[Empath_mom]

Well I really hope my favorite colorwise baby isn't a roo my coop only fits 6 and I don't want my girls picked on too much

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Well I really hope my favorite colorwise baby isn't a roo my coop only fits 6 and I don't want my girls picked on too much

It looks like a pullet to me. What size is your coop?

 

[Empath_mom]

Fits 6 I have 11 and 5 are my moms I'm raising until they get a bit bigger

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Fits 6 I have 11 and 5 are my moms I'm raising until they get a bit bigger

Ok! What are the dimensions?

 

[Empath_mom]

Ok! What are the dimensions?

 

[Lemon-Drop]

These are my thoughts:

Run:

76” by 36”

(6. 3 ft by 3 ft)

Approximately 18 square feet in the run.

Recommended is 10 square feet each, so (generous) 2 chickens in the run.

I don't know the dimensions of the coop itself, but I'd put maximum of 2 chickens in there, as is.

Are they able to free range?

If possible, I would try doing something like this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-renovated-prefab-coop.1440258/

Which would add a lot more space, then put the renovated pre-fab into some sort of fenced enclosure for the run (or just let them free range if thats an option)

Sorry, don't mean to be hijacking this thread.

 

[Empath_mom]

These are my thoughts:

Run:

76” by 36”

(6. 3 ft by 3 ft)

Approximately 18 square feet in the run.

Recommended is 10 square feet each, so (generous) 2 chickens in the run.

I don't know the dimensions of the coop itself, but I'd put maximum of 2 chickens in there, as is.

Are they able to free range?

If possible, I would try doing something like this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-renovated-prefab-coop.1440258/

Which would add a lot more space, then put the renovated pre-fab into some sort of fenced enclosure for the run (or just let them free range if thats an option)

Sorry, don't mean to be hijacking this thread.

I will be free ranging them I'm just getting rid of the olianders and their leaves so far I've dug out 20 I have 4 left but with Temps of 90 plus little work a day i have time before they are large

 

[Empath_mom]

These are my thoughts:

Run:

76” by 36”

(6. 3 ft by 3 ft)

Approximately 18 square feet in the run.

Recommended is 10 square feet each, so (generous) 2 chickens in the run.

I don't know the dimensions of the coop itself, but I'd put maximum of 2 chickens in there, as is.

Are they able to free range?

If possible, I would try doing something like this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-renovated-prefab-coop.1440258/

Which would add a lot more space, then put the renovated pre-fab into some sort of fenced enclosure for the run (or just let them free range if thats an option)

Sorry, don't mean to be hijacking this thread.

Ok! What are the dimensions?

 

[Empath_mom]

I will be free ranging them I'm just getting rid of the olianders and their leaves so far I've dug out 20 I have 4 left but with Temps of 90 plus little work a day i have time before they are large

Also it's just me single parent my boyfriend lives in another state he's been helping me on the weekends