I've noticed quite a few extra feathers laying around the yard and pen.
I guess my BR's are one of those easy molting breeds! I hope so, because I will laugh at their expense.
I had tried cat litter pails cut diagonally (two boxes out of one pail) and attached to the rear wall. built a 2 inch lip on the front. my hens just scratch out the pine shavings and straw and lay on the coop floor! Unfortunately this leads to the occasional damage egg.
I'm constructing a new...