We have 20 Lohmans; they lay wonderful eggs, are incredibly nosy (ever tried cleaning out a chicken shed with at least six chickens in with you, 'helping'?!) and unafraid (except when you try to pick them up, then they run faster than Usain Bolt).
However, in the past week, one of them has gone...
Thanks! No, we don't have a coop camera, but will try to keep an eye on them at dusk. Last night only 6 were out, and we've put another roosting branch in the coop to encourage them to use the top shelf, so maybe that will help!
Hi, we have a flock of 15 chickens (13 hens, 2 cockerels), and we recently bought another 11 hens (point of lay). We put them into the coop with the others, and apart from the usual 'pecking order' flurries, they're getting along fine. However, 7 of the 11 newbies are still refusing to go into...