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I have an elevated roost for them, 5 perchs about 5 feet long. Right now, only 9 are perching and they crowd up together. I have found this odd b/c of the 'recommended space'...but with the amount of space they don't use, I figured it was their choice.
I can always add to the chicken run... I am working on this now. I did not expect to have this many chickens. We had let our hens free range but come home to a fox attack. Only 3 of our original 22 were found in their coop, safe - but scared. The kids wanted new ones right away so we ordered them that night. The next day, 6 more returned. I had already ordered the new ones. I will talk to my hubby about giving some to a neighbor to pair them down some. We cannot expand on our coop right now. they have ramps and floor space, or will when we let the small ones out of the quarantine area.
Because of our fox attack, and a repeated visit (though we had them in a make-shift run) a few days later...we do not want to risk another loss and such heartache we had w/ our kids.
If I have the run built in the next week, do you think it is too early to integrate them? Or should I hold off until 16 weeks as some suggest?
I can always add to the chicken run... I am working on this now. I did not expect to have this many chickens. We had let our hens free range but come home to a fox attack. Only 3 of our original 22 were found in their coop, safe - but scared. The kids wanted new ones right away so we ordered them that night. The next day, 6 more returned. I had already ordered the new ones. I will talk to my hubby about giving some to a neighbor to pair them down some. We cannot expand on our coop right now. they have ramps and floor space, or will when we let the small ones out of the quarantine area.
Because of our fox attack, and a repeated visit (though we had them in a make-shift run) a few days later...we do not want to risk another loss and such heartache we had w/ our kids.
If I have the run built in the next week, do you think it is too early to integrate them? Or should I hold off until 16 weeks as some suggest?
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