The BFS is the big cool-looking thing on top of the BFB (in case youâre getting Big Fucking Confusedâthe Big Fucking Spaceship (BFS) on top of the Big Fucking Booster (BFB) together make what Iâve been calling the Big Fucking Rocket (BFR)).
Also, feeders and waterers (if you leave them in the coop overnight) should not be placed under the roosts, nor should the nesting boxes. Learn more about composting chicken manure. Width â Chicken roosting bars should be at least 2 inches wide and preferably 4 inches wide. Chickens donât wrap their feet around a perch like wild birds do. They actually prefer to sleep flat-footed.
At about four to six weeks the chicks have most of their feathers and can go outside permanently if they have a predator-proof enclosure and a roosting place. Chicken start perching at about a month to six weeks old. Provide small, low perches.lan to keep the chicks inside for four to six weeks. When they are about a week or two old, they can be put outside for a while on warm days. They come when you call them. Don't put them outside and leave them.