Nancy, you have been given some good advice I can't stress more than you have alrady been told, you need to take them in at night to get used to where they need to be to protect them from predators, and there are LOTS od them. If you can get to the underneath of the coop with ease, then I would not close it off aS IT WILL PROVIDE SHELTER FOR THEM FROM RAIN, & SUN.(sorry I caps locked) butit needs to be easy tpo get to incase they lay eggs there. Keeping them inside the coop for 1 week is a good idea, but make sure they have plenty of food & water or they might fight badly! Good luck. Jane & co
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "Ray & Nancy Blanchong" <nrblanchong@...> wrote:
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> We have 19 chickens that are about 13 wks old. (including 7 Lt Brahmas, 4 Dark Brahmas and 4 Buff Cochins) Currently they just don't seem that interested in sleeping in the coop at night. They sleep UNDER the coop! We are in north west Ohio.
> We are wondering if there is anyone here who lives in northern climates who have Brahma's and/or Cochins. We are wanting to close off the underneath of the coop for the winter in order to keep the coop warmer. Should we concerned? Will these little Ladies go inside the coop when it gets cold or will they want to continue to stay outside?
> We have 8 Production Red hens that are laying every day. They seem to think that the coop belongs to them. They do sometimes chase the younger ones out. Will this stop once the Brahmas and Cochins start laying? Will the B&C's get a bit more aggressive about getting into the nests? We have plenty of nests available and the coop is plenty big for everyone.
> THANKS so much!
> This is our first year with chickens. We have a total of 29 birds consisting of 7 different kinds. I think we have done just about EVERYTHING wrong according to the 'experts', but we are getting eggs every day and for the most part, everyone is happy and healthy and we are loving every minute of it!!
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> Nancy Blanchong
> www.blanchongblueacre.blogspot.com
> nrblanchong@...
> Look to the Lord and His strength,
> seek His face always. Ps. 105:4
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