OH, they can go out if they want. The door is open and the pen is shoveled. The coop is 8x4x8, so lots of room for 8 hens. Sorry, I meant to say they get scratch feed, not cracked corn. I feed Blue Seal too, in a hanging feeder that is always full.
I have been suspicious of the Ameraucanas, but...
Hi - I've had chickens for about 15 years and have never had any problems like this and could use some ideas. I have a small flock of 8 chickens - barred rocks, and RI reds (all 2 years old) and a couple of Americanas (4 years old) In the fall, we had a roo, but he flew out of the coop at me and...