We have a Labrador who we’ve caught sneaking into the coop to steal eggs. The girls free range during the day and are locked up at night. During the day, we’ve caught the dog sneaking into the coop to chomp the eggs. How can we allow access to the nest boxes for the hens but keep the ever hungry...
I recently purchased three 8-week-old keets and a few hens at a poultry auction. One of the hens, a Silkie, appears to be broody. She stays pressed up against the divider separating her from the keets, refuses to leave the quarantine coop, and has chosen a spot to settle where I now have to...