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Howdy everyone!
Looking for your expert advice to some specific question from a new BYC owner. Please excuse me if the questions are basic...
1. Our chickens are 7 months old. Batam. We have 2 hens and only one egg. Am I doing something wrong or do I just need patience. The chicken pen is a 10 x 10 square with one of those hen houses I bought at murdochs. Straw is on the inside of the hen house.
2. We live in Colorado so it's about to start getting cold. As I said, we have a red hen house bought at murdochs...it has a screened outer area and an opening to a covered area. Each night the sit in the outer area when I come to close them in. Will they go in the more covered area if the get cold or do I need to put them in there?
3. Heating..I only have heat lamps from when they were little. I am thinking of putting it on a timer and let it run for 20 minutes an hour......20 minutes because I am worried that it is dangerousness and will get very hot. What is another alternative? Or am I thinking about it the right way?
4. There is a box on the side where they are supposed lay their eggs...every time I put some straw in there, they push it down to the floor. I guess they will lay eggs wherever they want?
Thanks for your help, I'll take any advice you may have....
Boomer
Looking for your expert advice to some specific question from a new BYC owner. Please excuse me if the questions are basic...
1. Our chickens are 7 months old. Batam. We have 2 hens and only one egg. Am I doing something wrong or do I just need patience. The chicken pen is a 10 x 10 square with one of those hen houses I bought at murdochs. Straw is on the inside of the hen house.
2. We live in Colorado so it's about to start getting cold. As I said, we have a red hen house bought at murdochs...it has a screened outer area and an opening to a covered area. Each night the sit in the outer area when I come to close them in. Will they go in the more covered area if the get cold or do I need to put them in there?
3. Heating..I only have heat lamps from when they were little. I am thinking of putting it on a timer and let it run for 20 minutes an hour......20 minutes because I am worried that it is dangerousness and will get very hot. What is another alternative? Or am I thinking about it the right way?
4. There is a box on the side where they are supposed lay their eggs...every time I put some straw in there, they push it down to the floor. I guess they will lay eggs wherever they want?
Thanks for your help, I'll take any advice you may have....
Boomer