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I have four RI Reds that have stopped laying. They seem to have the same behavior. Living in Florida, I bring them ice cubes for their clean water several times daily. They love to play with the cubes. I recently said good by to my turkey roasting pan to give them some cool water to play in...

I was glad you enjoyed it. Since yesterday they started all laying in the nesting box. One still doesn't seem to be laying eggs UNLESS there is a great big pile somewhere. Have a great day!

My hens are 8 months old and three of the four Rhode Island Reds are laying regularly in their nesting box. That was until the last three days I was finding only 1 egg in the box. I looked in the coop and no sign of eggs. Finally, on the third day I got something that would reach into the...

The Happy Henhouse automatic door opener for the coop stopped working so I changed the batteries. I must have played with the controls because it still wouldn't open. When Monday came around, I called the company while standing in their run in front of the motor. As I was having a...

My hens have recently started laying eggs. Their new behavior started about the same time. I check the nesting box a couple of times a day. They usually just come and sit on the perch closest to me and talk with me while I check. Now, one or two will race up the ramp into the coop and be at...

This was a very informative video. Amazing. I do not provide extra light during the time of the year that daylight shortens to keep production levels up. I just think they need that rest because that is how they are created. It must take a great amount of energy to go through this almost daily.

I heard about the grass garden before with the chicken wire on top and it would be a great way to use that old wooden ladder. I think I will use one section of the run to open up and attach the larger run. It would still have to be as tall so I can get in there and clean it. Someday it will...

Well, that is one chore I can cross off the list. Thanks for the heads up.

Now this should surely make you laugh. Since the day I got my chickens, I started to sing to them. It always seemed to calm them. It is an old Dean Martin song called That's Amore. They are just over 4 months old and about two weeks ago something changed. They all jumped up on the same perch...

Thank you for responding. I agree Colorado Pip has a great idea. I would go right to the hardware cloth. I have enough already. Don't laugh. I am only allowed to have four in our county. I had to go before the Commissioners for them to change the law. It took almost six months to get that...

Thanks as I see you have posted twice. I might just move the current coop/run as an option. Yes, I know it is heavy as anything and I am not as young as I used to be but the first coop I had was a duplicate of this one and putting PVC pipes under the coop enables it to move as easily as moving...

Thank you for your help. So many nice people took the time to reply. I thought of that but my first thought is to have something that can be moved so they don't run out of grass. I will keep your idea in mind.

Thanks for taking time to reply. We have a hawk that lives in the area so anything I do needs a strong cover. Part of my backyard is woods so that comes with other predators. I bought a Predator Guard and it seems to do the job. I had one with my first flock and never had a problem. Where I...

Thanks for your reply. I know what hardware cloth is but what do you mean by the apron. Is it the border at the bottom.

Well, thanks Colorado Pip. This is a great idea and probably the cheapest. I will check out Peppermint Store Tunnel.