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Quick queation about raising chickens and ducks.
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06/05/20 12:00 AM
06/05/20 12:00 AM
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Jerry Jr.
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I had chickens when I was a teenager some 20 plus years ago. So, some details are a little fuzzy. We (by that I mean my wife) got some chicks a couple months back. I have slacked on getting the chicken coop built. It will be done within the next week. My question is: How hard will it be to get them to roost in the new coop? They have been outside the last couple weeks and have taken to roosting on the hand rail for our west side porch (the ducks are roosting under it). Small porch, 4' x 4'.
I have gotten them all pretty tame. They will come up to me and I can handle them. The chickens that is, the ducks try their best to stay away. Unless I have food for them.
Thanks for any and all advise!
Jerry Jr.
Last edited by Jerry Jr.; 06/05/20 01:44 AM. Reason: not very good at speelling.
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Re: Quick queation about raising chickens and ducks.
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06/05/20 01:40 AM
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Thank you for the reply. That is what I was remembering from when I raised them. Gonna have to get them used to their new home. Guess I will have to build a something for the little ones that I can put inside the coop.
Time is more precious than gold if you know how to spend it .... but what do I know, I'm just a dumb farmer.~My Dad NRA LIFE MEMBER, Endowment Member
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Re: Quick queation about raising chickens and ducks.
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06/05/20 07:21 AM
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What KeithC says. One of my grandmothers put her chickens up everyday at 3pm. As soon as she walked outside around that time they all headed for the coop on a dead run for a treat.
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Re: Quick queation about raising chickens and ducks.
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06/05/20 09:02 AM
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Just feed them in the coop right before dark and lock them in. You can still let them free range during the day. Chickens are food greedy and easy to train with feed. You can quickly train them to enter the coop when you give a feed call they associate with being fed.
Keith We do this all summer ,new chickens coming and others going all the time , We have predators here so lock every evening ,just a couple hollers ducks and chickens go in on their own
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Re: Quick queation about raising chickens and ducks.
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06/05/20 09:35 AM
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I put my 3 week old chicks in the coop about 10 days ago. I waited for about 5 days before letting them out into a small run fenced off.
The first time I opened the door to the outside, they just looked out. As soon as I sprinkled a few meal worms on the ramp they moved out.
I have to wait till about 8:30pm before they go to roost. I sneak up on the access door to close it. Or they will start to come out.
Patience. Patience.
Last edited by seniortrap; 06/05/20 09:35 AM.
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