Hi I know this has been questioned time and time again but I need some input/reassurance. My girls have been starting to sleep in the Run and I need them to sleep in the coop at night. I work 2nd shift so I'm not home to put them in after the auto door closes. My daughter checks on them now but...
Our Girls do not go to roost at night ( I think they're 2nd shift night owls instead.) I need to put them in the coop each night. The Coop(4x6) and inside run (5x6)are relatively small and combined by a door that's about 2 ft by 4 ft. I put a screen up between the two to close them in the coop...
Hi, I was given a 6 by 10 foot Chicken Coop / run. The Coop portion is 6 by 4 and the Run area is the remaining 6 by 6. It has a metal roof I am currently putting half inch hardware cloth on the floor/up 3in of the wall of the coop and quarter inch hardware cloth on the outside of the entire...
Hi, I need to go out of town Friday through Sunday and need to leave my girls home alone, they will be almost 15 wks old. I do not have a neighbor to check on them & let them out . I have a small chicken coop and run. The coop part is 4 feet by 3 feet and the run is 4 feet by 6 feet. Do I need...
I recently purchased an Australoap as a day old chick. I believe she is a he. Problem is I can't have roosters in the city. Any advice is much appreciated. She is 9 weeks old and has been crowing for 3 weeks now. I do not see any spurs