Transition to Mobile Coop
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BEST NO-NONSENSE EASY GUIDE to RAISING YOUR NEW BABY CHICKS with success!
What happens here
Move the now older, feathered-out chicks into a mobile coop once they are tall enough to jump out of the brooder. A PVC mobile coop, measuring 10x12 feet, is suitable for housing 35-50 birds. This coop should be equipped with predator-deterrent features, such as solar motion lights at all four corners, and moved daily to fresh pasture. Provide larger feeders and waterers suitable for their increased size. The specific feed should be adjusted based on the chick's age and type (e.g., lower protein for layers, or maintaining higher protein for meat birds).
Goal: Move chicks to a larger, outdoor mobile coop for continued growth
Tools and materials
- Feed Barrel — Storing feed securely
- Larger Feeders — Providing food for larger, older chicks
- Larger Waterers — Providing water for larger, older chicks
- PVC Mobile Coop — Housing growing chicks outdoors
- Solar Motion Lights — Deterring predators around the coop
- Meat Bird Feed — Providing continued nutrition for growing meat birds