ForTheLoveOfSilkies
Free Ranging
Ok, so I have a Silkie hen and 7 chicks in a sheltered coop/run area of about 3.5metres by 1.5m. Their area is fenced off within the main coop area. Chicks are 1.5 weeks old now, how much longer can I keep them in their little area?
If I let them out they will be with all my other (Silkie) chickens - which is fine because mother hen will protect them, but I'm worried about disease (like cocci) because I'm not with them all day to scoop poop as soon as its dropped!
So how long can they be restricted to their little area?
If I let them out they will be with all my other (Silkie) chickens - which is fine because mother hen will protect them, but I'm worried about disease (like cocci) because I'm not with them all day to scoop poop as soon as its dropped!
So how long can they be restricted to their little area?