Yes my barn is like a tornado went through it haha. My Blacksmith was just out to trim horses (she has chickens too), and we were laughing over how the chickens seem to have taken over the barn - it's no longer a stables for horses, it's a hotel for Chickens!
Love the idea with the laundry...
Oh I do so like a nice Barred Rock :love
20 is a goodly amount for that space, I think that a great idea for more food/water and obstacles. Right now my 3 Tweens like my lawn chair to roost on - I even hide it in my office and they found it.
I have found that the key to a good integration is a...
Ahhhh poor pookies - the way of the chicken can be tough at times.
I know that there is this magical number for amt of chickens per square foot, but that is not really reliable for backyard ‘pet’ chickens. These birds are being kept longer than a factory raised layer / broiler.
Do you have a...
Now compare my 3 hand raised chicks integration with that of my 2 co-broody silkies and their 4 chicks, well it’s been 3weeks of crazy fighting with my broodies and 2 other hens - driving me nuts!
I can’t trust them alone running with the group as the 2 naughty girls keep picking fights with...
I would say as long as they are not actively seeking them out hunting them, and chasing them down, then I wouldn’t worry.
My silkie was actively hunting them down and wishing to do serious harm to my three chicks, but they are 5.5 was old now and she hasn’t been going after them the past few...