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When Do Chicks Roost?

When Do Chicks Roost?

Wondering “When do chicks roost?” Full-grown chickens look most at home when they’re roosting, don’t they? Roosting is when chickens settle in on a roost to rest safely.  It’s an important part of their lives because it symbolizes an authentic feeling of security, which, for a prey animal, is very important. Chickens don’t start out…

What Your Chicken Coop Should Include (Plus…Mistakes To Avoid) [Podcast]
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What Your Chicken Coop Should Include (Plus…Mistakes To Avoid) [Podcast]

On our homestead, we have more than one chicken coop. We have something like 200 chickens on the farm, and so we have a 100 year old chicken coop and a second, more modern home for our flock. Both chicken coop designs are great, and serve their purpose (keeping our chicken flock warm and dry)…