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Thank you! That sounds very realistic for my chickens. I'll try that tomorrow

Yes, they are free range and there are three. I don't really know how big the coop is but the box says it fits 8 adult chickens. I tried luring them in with feeding fruits but they didn't come, I finally just gave up and gave them the food and had to catch them later.

Thanks for the suggestion. Have you ever tried luring them in during the day with food? Mine don't have a problem going in at night but sometimes if no one is home I put them in the coop because there are foxes around my house and during the day is when I have trouble with them.

I personally haven't had roosters but my dad used to and he says they were great for the hens but he couldn't stand the constant crowing and had to get rid of him for it. If you could put up with the crowing, I think having a rooster is a great idea and then he could fertilize the eggs and you...

Thank you! I'll look at these today

usually they make loud clucks as if to let me know they want to get out and they try to open the door themselves. Motivating them with food sounds like a good idea, do you have any suggestions on some treats they might like?

Hi, I'm still new to chickens, I've only had them about 3 months and I've been reading up on them and I've seen some people say that when I introduce them to their outdoor coop I should keep them inside it for almost a week. I've had my chickens outdoors about a month and never kept them in...

I am going through something similar where I'm trying to integrate two 2 year old chickens with 1 one year old chicken and I haven't started yet but I've read that you could start by letting them "visit" through a fence (which sounds like you've already done) and then adding them to the same...

Unfortunately last week all but one of my chickens were killed by a fox when they got out. I know that chickens get depressed in low numbers so I found two farms that sell chickens. However, one farm only sells chicks and the other only sells two year old chickens. The chicken I have left is 12...

I bought mine from tractor supply co too and they are red and white. They might be Rhode Island Red hens. I've also been feeding them dumor and they have grown much faster than my chickens in the past I think this is a great food for them

My chickens started laying eggs around six months and they are Rhode Island Red hens

I originally had 4 chickens and lost three to foxes. I used to be able to leave the chickens in my yard during the day whenever I left the house and one day when I was home I heard my chickens making all kinds of loud noises and I went outside to find a fox running off with one. The next day I...