Thank you so much we love how it all turned out!! That is a good point we have been in the yard a lot so perhaps they want our attention & some treats!
That is a hilarious description! We plan to give it some more time unless we get a complaint from the neighbors, maybe we are making it a bigger deal than they thing it is!
Thanks for the reply! I agree next step is to find out if the neighbors are bothered or if it is just our worries making it more of a problem than it really is. If it doesn't work out I will definitely seek out quieter breeds, I've heard good things about Buff Orpingtons as well as a few others!
A few reasons the main being us worrying about predators, them getting into the garden and eating plants they aren't supposed to, and they were pooping all over the deck and patio. The run we would like for them to stick to extends across our backyard and has lots of fun different areas where...
Meh, we may need to rehome and start over with some hens that we keep in the run from the start. Sounds like free ranging them in the beginning was our fatal error!
This is exactly our fear!! I am worried that when we get rid of our problem child another will just take her place of crying out, which sounds like is what happened in your situation! Our noisest girl is a blue mauran but we also have 2 amerucanas and 1 austerlorp. In my research that I should...
We are realizing now that it was our fatal error to let them free range all that time. If it comes down to it we may rehome and try again with some girls that will stick to the run from the start. Would be very sad to let these hens go but it may be necessary in our situation. Thank you for the...