Hello! I am currently chicken-less, but am expecting some unwanted ~12 week pullets this week.
I've been browsing around this forum and it is an absolute wealth of information (and hilarity).
I have a couple of questions:
1) We plan to free range our chickens in our suburban backyard, but we want them to well and truly know where "home" is first. How long should we leave them cooped up for before letting them free range for the first time?
2) I've ordered some dummy eggs online. Should they go in the nest boxes asap, or should I wait until they're closer to point-of-lay?
I'm sure I'll have many more questions when we actually have chickens...
I've been browsing around this forum and it is an absolute wealth of information (and hilarity).
I have a couple of questions:
1) We plan to free range our chickens in our suburban backyard, but we want them to well and truly know where "home" is first. How long should we leave them cooped up for before letting them free range for the first time?
2) I've ordered some dummy eggs online. Should they go in the nest boxes asap, or should I wait until they're closer to point-of-lay?
I'm sure I'll have many more questions when we actually have chickens...