Good luck with your hen Krista. I'm pretty new to the chicken thing...so take any advice I offer with caution. Like I mentioned, in this case it worked great...next time who knows!
I recently had a broody hen, nothing seemed to break her. I decided to bring her inside the house for an hour or so. The kids played with her and held her. She also ate and drank while inside as well, where previously she had no interest. Maybe a radical change of environments was all she...
Living in extreme Northern, WI. We aren't always able to collect eggs in a timely fashion or set schedule (4 young kids). How long can an egg stay in a coop averaging 25 degrees to 35 degrees and still be consumable? We collect them daily but some do wind up sitting in the coop till later in...
iwiw60,
My "hen house" is about 3' wide x 3-4' high (sloped roof) x 6' long. The house is actually self contained inside one of our garages. We cut a "pop door" into the garage so they an access the outside run.
I am so confused! Some info I get says to feed and water chickens inside the coop, others say only in the run, others provide feed and water in both the run and coop! I live in Northern, WI so I have a feeling my chickens aren't really going to want to go out to the run (the run and coop are...