Yes and yes. They just don’t seem to associate the coop with happiness. lol. They would rather sleep out every night. That’s ok during the warm months but later this fall…? All the chickens are in a large run and while the pullets keep a wary eye on the older ones they are all eating and...
I have 3, four year old Austrolorpes and have been integrating 4 new pullets but the younger birds refuse to use the coop. The older birds do a bit of bluff around food but all in all they all seem to get along without any real fights in the run. But at night… the 4 younger birds sleep outside...
