I took the basic coop and added a 6 foot run. I added protection for the hens with strong hardware wire screwed down. Adding wheels made it easy to move aroundthe backyard for fresh grass.Now that its cold in Buffalo I added a ceramic light bulb 100 w (no light) its on all day. a elecrtic water heater keeps the fountain clear of ice. Both the red and black hens started laying at 20 weeks .. the white leghorn is still waiting. She gets bullied by the back hen and is really nervous.I hope she will calm down and start producing.. I feed them Purina egg layer pellets and lots of lettuce etc..
