She is free range. The fence is about 4' tall (max height by rule). I was thinking maybe some rubbermaid nest boxes placed in shaded areas in my yard to give her an alternative, or some type of lead/leash in her leg to weigh her down a bit, or..?
My younger pullets go in a dog crate inside the run at night with their own food and water. In the morning the adults and pullets are all let out to free range together. This has worked perfectly for us so far.
I have a speckled sussex hen that has been laying for a week now. She has decided to hop over the fence and lay her eggs under the air conditioning unit of our neighbors house. The problem is they have two dogs that have killed one of our pullets already this year.
We tried the obvious...