Good morning everyone!
We just recently learned that the Golden Laced Wyandotte "Hens" that we got at 2-days old are actually cockerels. They are now about 4 months old and we need to find them a new, good home before they start mating...which will most likely be happening VERY soon. We...
I have 2 gorgeous Golden Laced Wyandottes, just about 4 months old, but I have a sneaking suspicion that one or both may be roosters. We bought them at 2 days old, and they were supposedly sexed and classified as pullets. (Which is what we wanted). I haven't heard any crows just yet, but they...
Thank you for your reply. The coop looks small in the pic, but it's an 8-10 bird coop and they do hang out in there a lot. The run is about as secure as we can get it without adding a full roof on top. Locking gates, snake netting going up the sides, and the wire on top is stapled every inch. We...
Hello! We are new to chicken raising but are loving it so far! I found this thread after searching for "chickens sleeping on coop roof". Very helpful to know that they prefer height and that explains why our 4 hens are doing it. We have 2 Leghorns and 2 Ameraucanas and they've taken to sleeping...